St Mary's Church, Chastleton

St Mary the Virgin, Chastleton
St Mary's seen from the west from the grounds of Chastleton House
St Mary the Virgin, Chastleton is located in Oxfordshire
St Mary the Virgin, Chastleton
St Mary the Virgin, Chastleton
Location in Oxfordshire
51°57′47″N 1°38′31″W / 51.963°N 1.642°W / 51.963; -1.642
OS grid referenceSP24862906
LocationChastleton, Oxfordhire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteAround the Benefice
History
DedicationSt Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Designated27 August 1957
Specifications
MaterialsCotswold stone
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseOxford
ArchdeaconryOxford
DeaneryChipping Norton
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Canon Stephen Weston

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Chastleton, Oxfordshire, England. It is a parish church in the parish of Little Compton, along with those of Cornwell, Daylesford and Little Rollright. The parish is part of the Team Benefice of Chipping Norton, along with the parishes of Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Churchill and Kingham.[1] The Benefice of Chipping Norton is part of the Diocese of Oxford.[2]

The church was built in about AD 1100 and enlarged in 1320.[3] The present bell-tower was added in 1689.[4] The church was restored in 1878–80 to designs by CE Powell[4] and is a Grade II* listed building.[5]

  1. ^ Archbishops' Council (2015). "Benefice of Chipping Norton". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ Archbishops' Council (2015). "St Mary the Virgin, Chastleton". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ Yeomans 1998[page needed]
  4. ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 531.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1183347)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 June 2014.