St Helen's Church, Abingdon

St Helen's Church
Parish church of Abingdon-on-Thames
spire (left) and west front
Map
51°40′03″N 1°16′58″W / 51.6676°N 1.2829°W / 51.6676; -1.2829
LocationAbingdon, Oxfordshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteSt Helen's Church
History
Statuschurch
DedicationSaint Helen
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated19 January 1951
StyleEnglish Gothic
Years built13th–16th centuries
Specifications
Number of spires1
Materialsstone
Bells10
Tenor bell weight0 long tons 16 cwt 0 qr (1,790 lb or 0.81 t)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseOxford
ParishAbingdon-on-Thames
Clergy
RectorDr Charles Miller

St Helen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Abingdon on the bank of the River Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire),[1] England.[2] The church is thought to occupy the site of the Anglo-Saxon Helenstowe Nunnery.[1]

  1. ^ a b Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 416–421
  2. ^ Archbishops' Council (2010). "Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 7 April 2011.