Claydon, Oxfordshire
Claydon | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Banbury | |
Postcode district | OX17 | |
Dialling code | 01295 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Claydon Village | |
Claydon is a village and former
The village is the northernmost settlement in Oxfordshire and as such is also the northernmost settlement in the entire
Church and chapel
Church of England
The
In 1856 the Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce, expressed dissatisfaction with the condition of the church building.[1] In 1860 the Gothic Revival architect William White heavily restored the building, including renewal of the foundations.[1] White almost completely rebuilt the north aisle,[3] and so altered the chancel that its original date may not be determined with certainty.[1]
The bell tower has three bells. Two were cast by a member or members of the Newcombe family of bell-founders: the second bell in 1609 and the treble in 1611.[1][4] At that time the Newcombes had foundries at Bedford and Leicester.[5] The tenor bell was cast in 1756 and Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry recast it in 1910.[1][4] For technical reasons the bells are currently unringable.[4] The church has also an early clock of an unusual design.[6] The date of its manufacture is unknown, but its style suggests that it dates from the 17th century.[6]
St. James' parish is now part of the Benefice of Shires' Edge along with those of Cropredy, Great Bourton, Mollington and Wardington.[7]
Methodist
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Economic and social history
The
Historic houses in Claydon include Manor Farm built in 1720 and Claydon House. Claydon House is originally believed to be a 15th-century tithe barn. It was owned in 1776 by one of the Knibb family. The house was recorded as the "Mill and Plough" in 1781 and was still serving ale until 1820. Later returning to a private residence it was purchased in 1867 by the vicar of Claydon, Rev. George.W. Palmer, to be the vicarage and was given to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in Oxford as a benefaction known as Claydon Vicarage. The property was altered that year by Edwin Dolby, the Victorian architect who altered a number of parish churches and vicarages. Claydon Vicarage was sold, on behalf of the Church Commissioners, in 1958 and it was subsequently renamed Claydon House and returned to being a private house.
Between 1753 and 1763 Claydon had three
Construction of the
An
In 1852 the Great Western Railway extended its Oxford and Rugby Railway through the western edge of Claydon parish to a new railway station at Fenny Compton. In 1872–73 the East and West Junction Railway built a line from its Fenny Compton West railway station to Towcester through glebe land in the north of Claydon parish.[1] Claydon's nearest station was 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) to the south at Cropredy, until British Railways closed it in 1956.
Claydon and Clattercote
Amenities
The Bygones Museum at Butlin Farm in Claydon was founded in 1972.[22] This privately owned museum is now closed.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Crossley et al. 1972, pp. 184–194
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 548.
- ^ a b c Davies, Peter (14 December 2006). "South Newington S Peter ad Vincula". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Dovemaster (25 June 2010). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ a b Beeson 1989, p. 35.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the originalon 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Claydon". Oxfordshire Churches. Brian Curtis. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 124.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 122.
- ^ a b c Beeson 1989, p. 117.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 125.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 123.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 118.
- ^ "Samuel, Joseph and John KNIBB". Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Scheme. Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board. 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ Compton 1976, p. 22.
- ^ Compton 1976, p. 25.
- ^ British Waterways Board 1965, p. 11.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Claydon Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ "Bygones Museum". Things to Do in Oxfordshire. AboutBritain.com.
Sources
- ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- British Waterways Board (1965). British Waterways Inland Cruising Booklet 6, Cruising on The Oxford Canal, Napton Junction to Oxford. London: British Waterways Board.
- Crossley, Alan (ed.); Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Cooper, NH; Harvey, PDA; Hollings, Marjory; Hook, Judith; Jessup, Mary; )
- Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: ISBN 0-7153-7238-6.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.