Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust

Last updated April 30, 2019

The Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (OHCT^[1]) provides financial support with repairs and certain improvements to churches and chapels in Oxfordshire, England, without regard to their denomination. It encourages interest in Oxfordshire churches and chapels and undertakes fundraising, partly through an annual sponsored 'Ride & Stride' event held in September, and through JustGiving.^[2]

Oxfordshire is a county in South East England. The ceremonial county borders Warwickshire to the north-west, Northamptonshire to the north-east, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

The Trust was established in 1964 and since its inception the value of the Trust's grants to churches and chapels has amounted to some £3.5 million (2011). Sir Hugo Brunner, formerly Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire is a Trustee. The President is Christopher H Walton MBE.

Sir Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner, was Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England, between 1996 and 2008. He was succeeded by Tim Stevenson. He was also a Liberal Party politician.

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire.

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References

↑ "Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust | Supporting Oxfordshire Churches Since 1964". ohct.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
↑ Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, JustGiving.

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[ohct-1] "Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust | Supporting Oxfordshire Churches Since 1964". ohct.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[2] Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, JustGiving.