| St Mary's Church, Bampton | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Mary the Virgin | |
 View from the southeast | |
  St Mary's Church, Bampton | |
| 51°43′40″N 1°32′56″W / 51.72778°N 1.54889°W | |
| OS grid reference | SP31260332 |
| Location | Bampton, Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 10th or 11th century |
| Dedication | Saint Mary the Virgin |
| Consecrated | 1062 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 12 September 1955 |
| Architect(s) | Ewan Christian (restoration, 1868–70) |
| Architectural type | cruciform |
| Style | Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 10th–16th centuries |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Cotswold stone, Stonesfield slate (nave and chancel roofs), lead (other roofs) |
| Bells | 8 |
| Tenor bell weight | 23 long tons 0 cwt 4 qr (51,630 lb or 23.42 t) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| Episcopal area | Dorchester |
| Archdeaconry | Dorchester |
| Deanery | Witney |
| Parish | Bampton with Clanfield |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Gavin Collins |
| Vicar(s) | Janice Collier |
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Bampton, West Oxfordshire. It is in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford.
The church was built in the 10th or 11th century as an Anglo-Saxon minster with a tower. In the 12th century it was rebuilt as a cruciform Norman building centred on a crossing under the tower. Gothic additions to the church were made several times in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1053559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2018.