South Weston
| South Weston | |
|---|---|
 St. Lawrence' parish church | |
  South Weston Location within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU700983 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thame |
| Postcode district | OX9 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Lewknor Village |
South Weston is a village in the civil parish of Lewknor, in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Thame.
History
[edit]The manor of South Weston is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and the Hundred Rolls of 1279.[1] Both then and later in the Middle Ages, the parish's farming interests overlapped with those of neighbouring Wheatfield.[1]
South Weston was an ancient parish in the Pyrton hundred of Oxfordshire. In 1954 the parish was abolished and its area absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Lewknor.[2][3] At the 1951 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), South Weston had a population of 61.[4]
Parish church
[edit]The current Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was designed by the Gothic Revival architect R.C. Hussey and built in 1860.[5] It is in a Decorated Gothic style[5] and incorporates some elements of the previous Norman church. The font is 13th century,[5] and there is a 14th-century tomb recess in the north wall of the chancel.[5] Over the east window, on the outside is a statue of Saint Lawrence.[5]
The armchairs in the church were given by the Reynardson family of Adwell.[citation needed] The church was renovated in 1988 to make it more suitable for holding services.[citation needed] Until the mid 19th century the church had strong links with The Queen's College, Oxford.
Salisbury Lodge
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In South Weston a non-conformist chapel and a public house were built in about 1600.[citation needed] The pub was called The Salisbury Arms. After the chapel became unused, the chapel was converted into a barn for the use of the pub owners. The pub was converted into a house in 1982 and is now called Salisbury Lodge.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lobel 1969, pp. 253–262.
- ↑ Youngs, Frederic (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume I, Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 396. ISBN 0901050679.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes South Weston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Population statistics South Weston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 774.
Sources and further reading
[edit]- Fanshawe, Rev. H.L.; Henderson, Canon W.H. Church of Saint Lawrence South Weston.[clarification needed]
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1969). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8: Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds. Victoria County History. pp. 253–262.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 774. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
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