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Church of St Mary, Bampton

Church of St Mary, Bampton — Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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30 min–1 h

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Church of St Mary, Bampton is a Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1053559). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

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.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
51.7278, -1.5488
Address
Bampton, Oxfordshire

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Church of St Mary, Bampton?
Church of St Mary, Bampton is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.7278°, -1.5488°.
Is Church of St Mary, Bampton a listed building?
Church of St Mary, Bampton carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.