Duns Tew
| Duns Tew | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Bicester | |
| Postcode district | OX25 | |
| Dialling code | 01869 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Duns Tew Oxfordshire | |
Duns Tew is an English village and
, Duns Tew is one of the three villages known collectively as "The Tews". A 'tew' is believed to be an ancient term for a ridge of land.Manor
Before the
William I held an estate of one hide.[3] The present manor house contains 17th-century remnants and a wing added in the 19th century, but the main part of the present house is 18th-century.[4] The house has a 17th-century dovecote.[4] Priory Court, a 19th-century house east of the church, used to be the vicarage.[5]
Church and chapel
Church of England
The
tower, south porch and many of the present windows were added late in the 14th or early in the 15th century.[3] The tower collapsed in 1647, damaging the south side of the church.[3] It was rebuilt in 1664–65.[3] In 1861–62 Sir George Gilbert Scott completely rebuilt the chancel and north aisle and partly rebuilt the south wall of the nave.[3]
The tower has a
Sandford St. Martin were merged with the Benefice of Westcott Barton and Steeple Barton.[3] In March 2015 the benefice was merged with that of Over Worton and Nether Worton to form the Benefice of Westcote Barton with Steeple Barton, Duns Tew and Sandford St Martin and Over with Nether Worton,[8] also called the Barton Benefice.[9]
Baptist
A
Baptist chapel was completed in 1809.[3]
Economic and social history
The parish had a
A
Sunday School for the parish was founded in 1798 and a day school had been added by 1808.[3] By 1818 the Sunday school had been converted to the National School system.[3] Sir George Dashwood provided and equipped a school building in 1830.[3] The school outgrew its building and in 1874 new premises were completed with capacity for 100 children.[3] In 1928 it was reorganised as a junior school, with senior pupils going to the school at Steeple Aston.[3] The number of pupils declined and in 1969 Duns Tew school was closed.[3] Since 1970 the building has served as Duns Tew village hall.[3] On the 23rd of February 1976 BBC Nationwide ran a feature on the workshop of luthier David Rubio at the Ridgehouse. [11]
Amenities
Although there are no shops, Duns Tew has a
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Crossley 1983, pp. 75–81.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Crossley 1983, pp. 209–222
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 590.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 591.
- ^ Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Archived from the originalon 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ The Barton Benefice ~ Oxfordshire, UK
- ^ a b Alsager.
- ^ @BBCArchive (23 February 2021). "#OnThisDay 1976: Nationwide visited a..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The White Horse". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ Community Action Groups: Oxfordshire: Duns Tew Community Action Group Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
- Alsager, Richard Vian. "Anne Greene". Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Baggs, A.P.; Colvin, Christina; ISBN 978-0-19722-758-9.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Taunt, Henry (1860–1922). "Tew Manor House, Duns Tew, Duns Tew, Oxfordshire". Viewfinder. Historic England. – historic photograph of Duns Tew Manor and the west tower of St Mary Magdalene parish church
External links
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