St Mary the Virgin, Iffley

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St Mary the Virgin, Iffley
Church of St Mary the Virgin
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St Mary the Virgin, Iffley
Location Iffley, Oxfordshire
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website iffleychurch.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Dedication Saint Mary
Architecture
Functional status Parish Church
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Style Romanesque
Years builtc.1160-1230
Administration
Deanery Cowley
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Oxford
Diocese Diocese of Oxford
Province Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Andrew McKearney
Assistant priest(s) The Revd Dr Graham Low
Laity
Reader(s) Sarah McKearney
Churchwarden(s) Maureen McNaboe and Mark Phythian-Adams

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley is a Church of England parish church in the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, now absorbed as a suburb of the city of Oxford. [1] [2]

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History

Stained glass window by John Piper Stained glass window in the Church of St Mary the Virgin Iffley - geograph.org.uk - 765978.jpg
Stained glass window by John Piper

The Romanesque church was built c.1160 by the St Remy family, probably financed with funds from the de Clintons of Kenilworth Castle. [3] The Early Gothic east end was extended in c.1230, when a cell was constructed on the south side for the anchoress Annora. [4] [5]

The building has not been changed much over the centuries, retaining its round-arched windows and doorways. [6] [7] It is Grade I listed. [8] The church includes a stained glass window by the 20th-century artist John Piper and another by Roger Wagner.

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References

  1. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Mary the Virgin". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. p. 414. ISBN   0-333-39917-X.
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  3. Phythian-Adams, Mark (June 2006). "The patronage of Iffley church - a new line of enquiry" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (36): 7–23. ISSN   1460-4213 . Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England (1939). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 151–154.
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Coordinates: 51°43′39″N1°14′18″W / 51.7274°N 1.2382°W / 51.7274; -1.2382