Shilton, Oxfordshire
Shilton is a village and
Geography
Shilton village is on Shill Brook: a stream that rises southwest of
Manor
When the
Tradition had it that a fire destroyed the barn at Shilton.[5] However, in 1971 an historian, PL Heyworth, reported that the stone walls of the barn and a few of its timbers still survived. Heyworth found a farm in the village had a stone-walled barn that had a modern arched corrugated steel roof, but had some stone corbels that would formerly have carried principal rafters of a former gabled roof.[3] Heyworth found that the lintels of two large doorways in the barn were re-used timbers that had been principal posts.[5] Each had the mortices that would have held a tie beam and a strut, both of which would have been parts of a timber roof.[5] The barn is near a house called the Old Manor, a medieval dovecote, a possible former medieval fishpond and a field called Conyger (i.e. it had been a place for rearing "coneys" – rabbits).[6] Heyworth therefore concluded that the barn is very likely to be the remains of a Cistercian barn.[7] The dovecote is cylindrical and has a conical roof.[8] It is early 16th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[8]
Church and chapel
Church of England
The earliest parts of the Church of England parish church of the Holy Rood are the Norman nave, south aisle and arcade, all of which were built in about 1150.[9] The present Early English Gothic chancel was built in about 1250.[10] The bell tower was added in the 15th century.[10] The present side windows of the nave and aisle are also late Medieval Perpendicular Gothic additions.[10] The Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored the building in 1884–88, adding the present rood screen.[10] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[11] Holy Rood church tower has three bells, all cast in 1854 by W. & J. Taylor[12] of Loughborough, who at the time also had a bell-foundry in Oxford.[13] Currently for technical reasons they are unringable.[12] Holy Rood also has a Sanctus bell that Henry III Bagley cast in 1730.[12] Bagley was from Chacombe, Northamptonshire but also had a foundry at Witney.[13] Holy Rood parish is now part of the Benefice of Shill Valley and Broadshire.[14]
Baptist
Shilton has a Baptist chapel that was built in the early or mid 19th century.[15] It may have been converted from a small barn.[15]
Economic history
Traditional houses and cottages in Shilton are built of local Cotswold stone. Shilton House was built in 1678
Amenities
Shilton has a 17th-century
Notable residents
John Coghlan, drummer of the rock band Status Quo, lives in Shilton.[citation needed]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ a b Ditchfield & Page 1907, pp. 81–82
- ^ a b c Heyworth 1971, p. 52.
- ^ Heyworth 1971, Plate IX.
- ^ a b c Heyworth 1971, p. 53.
- ^ Heyworth 1971, pp. 53, 54.
- ^ Heyworth 1971, p. 54.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Dovecote About 45 Metres North West of the Old Manor (1225800)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 754.
- ^ a b c d e f Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 755
- ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Rood (1357113)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Archbishops' Council (2010). "Benefice of Shill Valley and Broadshire". Church of England. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Baptist Chapel (1066563)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Manor House (1266168)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Bridge and Attached Retaining Wall (1225793)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Leeming 1940, p. 170
- ^ The Rose & Crown
Sources
- Page, WH, eds. (1907). "House of Cistercian monks: The cell or grange of Faringdon". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. II. London: Archibald Constable& Co. pp. 81–82.
- Heyworth, PL (1971). "A Lost Cistercian Barn at Shilton, Oxon" (PDF). Oxoniensia. XXXVI. Oxford: ISSN 0308-5562.
- Leeming, JJ (1940). "Shilton Bridge" (PDF). Oxoniensia. V. Oxford: Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 170.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
- Shilton Village Noticeboard
- Map sources for Shilton, Oxfordshire