Launton
Launton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Bicester | |
Postcode district | OX26 | |
Dialling code | 01869 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Launton Village Website | |
Launton is a village and
Manor
King
The present
Church and chapels
Church of England
The Church of England parish church of the Assumption of the Blesséd Virgin Mary was built in the 12th century, and the four-bay aisles of its nave were added in the 13th century.[7][8] Sources disagree as to whether the west tower is part of the original 12th-century church[8] or a 13th-century addition.[7] Originally the chancel had an apse, but in the 15th century this part of the church was reordered with a rectangular east end.[8][9] The nave has a clerestory with 15th- or 16th-century windows.[8] Some of the windows of the aisles are 16th-century.[8][9]
In 1891 a pair of flying buttresses designed by Reginald Blomfield was added to the west tower. In 1910 an Arts and Crafts-style screen designed by John Oldrid Scott was added to the south aisle. The church is Grade I listed.[8]
The bell tower has a ring of six bells, all cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon in 1907.[10] The church also has a Sanctus bell that was cast in 1352.[2]
In the churchyard are the base and broken shaft of a 14th- or 15th-century stone churchyard cross.[11]
The
Presbyterian chapel
Launton had a Presbyterian congregation by 1772, when a meeting house was licensed for it. The congregation lapsed by about 1800, but was re-established by 1806. In 1807 Zion chapel was built for it on the western edge of the village. Later in the 19th century the chapel was used as a school.[2]
Congregational chapel
Bethel chapel was built in 1850 for an independent
Economic history
The
Amenities
Launton has two
Launton has a Church of England primary school.[16] The school has links with the parish church including Christingle and Year Six leavers services.
Launton has a Parish Hall. The Sports and Social Club provides the home pitch for Launton Football Club, plus a tennis court and small children's play area.[17]
The Launton Village Players is an
The village has a Woods on your Doorstep
Launton has a Non-League football club, Launton Sports F.C., which plays at Launton Sports Club on Bicester Road.
Buses
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire bus route 28 links Launton with Bicester.[21] Buses run hourly, Monday to Saturday. There is no service on Sunday or on public holidays.[22]
In school terms, coaches to and from
Twinning
Launton is twinned with the village of Gavray in the Lower Normandy region of France.
References
- ^ "Launton Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lobel 1959, pp. 232–243
- ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) (1232878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "The Tythe Barn – Wedding Venue, Private Parties & Corporate Events". Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Historic England. "Barn approximatery 50 metres south of Manor Farmhouse (Grade II*) (1232879)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 681.
- ^ a b c d e f Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1369735)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 682.
- ^ Davies, Peter (17 December 2006). "Launton Assumption of the BVM". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard cross approximately 6 metres south of the Church of St Mary, Bicester Road (Grade II) (1276857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "St Mary's Church". Launton Website. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Associated Churches". St Edburg's Church – Bicester. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Launton". Oxfordshire Churches & Chapels. Brian Curtis. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Introducing the Launton Arms". Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Launton Church of England School
- ^ "Launton Sports and Social Club". Launton Village Website. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Launton Village Players". Launton Village Website. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Woods on your Doorstep". Projects. The Woodland Trust. 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Island Pond Wood". A to Z list. The Woodland Trust. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Dayrider Gold and Megarider Gold zone" (.pdf). Stagecoach in Oxfordshire. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "28 Bicester - Launton" (PDF). Stagecoach in Oxfordshire. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
Sources and further reading
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1959). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 6: Ploughley Hundred. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 232–243.
- Marples, BJ (1973). "The Medieval Crosses of Oxfordshire" (PDF). Oxoniensia. XXXVIII. ISSN 0308-5562.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.