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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wootton. Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on July 13, 1964. [1] The church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance [2] and its Vicar is The Reverend Canon Doctor Peter Ackroyd.
Wootton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse about 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Abingdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The parish of Wootton includes the hamlets of Whitecross and Lamborough Hill and the western part of Boars Hill. [1]
The church dates from 1909 and was designed by architect Percy Stone. [1] The Bishop of Southampton James Macarthur laid the foundation stone. The builders were Messrs Jenkins who also built Quarr Abbey. On 29 August 1909 the building was dedicated. The church was closed after damage during the Second World War.
The Church of England parish church of St Andrew, Wootton Rivers in the village of Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England, is built in flint and sarsen with limestone dressings. The mid 14th century building was thoroughly restored in 1861 by G. E. Street , and was designated as Grade II* listed in 1964.
The famous organ that resides in the south-east of the church. The church is perhaps best known for its large organ. Positioned in the south-east corner of the church, adjacent to the altar; it is one of the biggest organs in the county and is famed for having been played by Georg Handel when in its previous location of St Martin in the Fields ...
The Church of St Mary the Virgin in the village is mainly 14th century but contains two fine monuments in the chancel to members of the Monoux family who died in 1685 and 1707. To the west of the church is Wootton House, an impressive late 17th-century house with a contemporary, red brick stable block.
The name Wootton Rivers was in use in the 14th century: [4] 'Wootton' meant 'farm by the wood' and 'Rivers' was the surname of the lords of the manor. [5] An eastern part of the parish was part of Savernake Forest in the 14th century, but today the edge of the forest is just beyond the northeast corner of the parish. [4]
The church is medieval in origin. [1] It is now in the same parish as St. Mark's Church, Wootton, although the medieval parish only included a small part of what is now the larger settlement of Wootton Bridge. There was a detached portion of the parish at Chillerton.