Upper Heyford : St Mary

There was a church in Upper Heyford in the 11th century; a priest is recorded in 1180. The present church, St Mary’s, was largely rebuilt in the 1860s, only the medieval tower is retained. The church has a close working relationship with Heyford Park Chapel

About this church

The oldest part of the existing church is the tower which was built in 1425 and described as ‘plain Perpendicular work, lofty and well-proportioned, containing three storeys and a battlement parapet’ Over the years the church fell into disrepair and in 1866 work commenced to restore the building. The new work was in imitation of the previous Perpendicular style. The porch on the south side was added at this time and in 1884 the stained glass window at the east end was put in (by the Rev. Fox, as a memorial for his mother). Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 was commemorated by the installation of the clock (a gift to the parish by the Reverend C. B. Mount) and a memorial plaque. In keeping with tradition a memorial plaque to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was unveiled in 2012.

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