Headington : St Andrews

St Andrew’s Church is Headington’s oldest surviving building. Some parts of it date from the twelfth century, and it is thought to have been established by Hugh de Pluggenait, who was Lord of the Manor of Headingon from 1142 to 1201; but there was probably already a small Saxon building on this site.

About this church

The arch and part of the chancel are the oldest remaining parts, dating from Norman times. The windows in the north and south walls of the chancel date from the fourteenth century; and the oldest of the bells, dating from the mid-fifteenth century, bears the inscription “Sancta Margareta Ora Pro Nobis”. The present tower was not completed until c.1500, and the south porch was added in 1598.

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