Spelsbury
| Spelsbury | |
|---|---|
Chipping Norton | |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Dialling code | 01608 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Spelsbury Parish Council |
Spelsbury is a village and
2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 305.[1]
History
The
Elizabeth Malet lived and are buried in Spelsbury.[6] The actor Sir Ben Kingsley lives in the village.[7]
The
All Saints was originally Norman with a central tower. In about 1200 transepts were added, but during the 13th century the Early English Gothic nave was built on the site of the Norman chancel. The nave is flanked by north and south aisles. The present west doorway in the tower and several of the windows in the aisles are early 14th century.[3] In 1706 the 1st Earl of Lichfield had the bell tower restored. In 1740 the 2nd Earl of Lichfield had the chancel rebuilt. In 1774 the 4th Earl of Lichfield had the nave and aisles remodelled. The chancel was rebuilt again in 1851.[3] In 2001 the Church of England Benefice of Ascott-under-Wychwood, Chadlington and Spelsbury merged with that of Enstone and Heythrop to form the Chase Benefice.[8]
Parish
Spelsbury was an
ancient parish, which became a civil parish in 1866. Until 1985 the parish also included the hamlet of Fulwell, but in that year Fulwell was transferred to the civil parish of Enstone. At the same time the eastern part of Ditchley Park was transferred from the civil parish of Kiddington with Asterleigh to the parish of Spelsbury.[9]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Corbett, 1962
- ^ a b c Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 775.
- ^ "Place: Spelsbury". Open Domesday.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 776.
- ^ Hudson 2005.
- ^ Johnston 2009.
- ^ A Church Near You: Spelsbury: All Saints, Spelsbury
- ^ "The West Oxfordshire (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
Sources and further reading
- Corbett, E (1962). A History of Spelsbury. Banbury: Cheney and Sons.
- Hudson, Christopher (13 November 2005). "The great debauchee". Times Newspapers. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- Johnston, Sheila (3 April 2009). "Ben Kingsley interview: dark soul of the knight". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- Mudd, Andrew (1987). "Fieldwalking at Spelsburydown and in the Chadlington Area" (PDF). Oxoniensia. LII. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 11–22.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
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