Kiddington

Coordinates: 51°54′11″N 1°24′00″W / 51.903°N 1.400°W / 51.903; -1.400
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Kidlington, Oxfordshire
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Kiddington
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51°54′11″N 1°24′00″W / 51.903°N 1.400°W / 51.903; -1.400

Kiddington is a village in the

Chipping Norton, about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Chipping Norton. In 1891 the parish had a population of 215.[2] On 1 October 1895 the parish was abolished and nerged with Asterleigh to form "Kiddington with Asterleigh".[3]

Manor

The toponym is Old English, recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Chidintone, meaning "estate of a man named Cydda".[4] Historically Cuddington has been an alternative form. It has also been known as Nether Kiddington to distinguish it from the hamlet of Over Kiddington 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village.

17th century dovecote in the grounds of Kiddington Hall

"Capability" Brown laid out the gardens.[8] In 1850 the architect Charles Barry rebuilt the house so completely that no external trace of the original building is visible, added a new stable block and remodelled the gardens.[9]

In 1950

Jemima Khan bought the property in Autumn 2010 for a reported £15 million.[citation needed
]

Parish church

St Nicholas' parish church from the south. On the right is the Norman Revival apsidal chancel designed by G.G. Scott.

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was Norman, and the original chancel arch survives from this time.[12] The rest of the church was rebuilt about 1400[13] in the Decorated Gothic style.[12] The chancel was extended westwards[14] so that, unusually amongst parish churches, it has one chancel arch in front of another.[15] The rest of the 14th century rebuilding comprises the nave, a south chapel, south porch and west tower.[8] Later in the Middle Ages a Perpendicular Gothic east window was inserted in the chancel.[8] In 1845 the chancel was rebuilt in its present apsidal form on the original Norman foundations to designs by George Gilbert Scott.[8] In 1848 the Perpendicular Gothic east window was removed and re-used to form sedilia.[8] In 1879 a vestry and organ chamber were added.[8]

The tower has three bells. James Keene of

Poet Laureate. Warton remained both rector and Poet Laureate until his death in 1790. St. Nicholas' is now combined in one benefice with the parishes of Wootton and Glympton.[19]

School

Kiddington Kindergarten, formerly the parish school

Kiddington parish school was built in 1856.[8] It is now a private kindergarten.

References

  1. ^ "Area selected: West Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Woodstock Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ Mills & Room 2003, p. 268
  5. ^ Warton 1815, p. 32.
  6. ^ Warton 1815, p. 38–52.
  7. ^ "St Teresa's in the Past". St Teresa's, Charlbury. CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 669
  9. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 669–670.
  10. News International
    . Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  11. ^ Irvine, Chris (6 September 2009). "Property magnate puts country estate up for sale for £42 million". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  12. ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 668
  13. ^ Warton 1815, p. 11.
  14. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 668–669.
  15. ^ "Oxfordshire Churches & Chapels website: Kiddington". Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  16. ^
    Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Archived from the original
    on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  17. ^
    Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
    . Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  18. ^ Warton 1815.
  19. ^ Archbishops' Council (2010). "Benefice of Wootton with Glympton and Kiddington". Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

Sources

  • Hamilton, N.E.S., ed. (1868). The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland; Or, Topographical Dictionary of the British Isles. London: James S. Virtue.[page needed]
  • Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford:
    ISBN 0-19-852758-6
    .
  • Sherwood, Jennifer;
    ISBN 0-14-071045-0
    .
  • Warton, Thomas (1815). The History and Antiquities of Kiddington (3rd ed.). London: J. Nichols, Son & Bentley.

External links

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