St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church of Checkendon, a village in Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the Deanery of Henley in the Diocese of Oxford.[1] Its earliest parts are 12th-century and it is a Grade I listed building.[2]
| St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon | |
|---|---|
 view from the southeast | |
  St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon Location in Oxfordshire | |
| 51°32′33″N 1°02′42″W / 51.5424°N 1.0450°W | |
| OS grid reference | SU 6632583043 |
| Location | Checkendon, Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c.634 (reputed) |
| Founder(s) | Birinus (reputed) |
| Dedication | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 9 February 1959 |
| Architectural type | Norman |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Archdeaconry | Dorchester |
| Deanery | Henley |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev. Kevin Davies |
The church is a Norman building. All but one of the windows were replaced later in the Middle Ages with Decorated Gothic and Perpendicular Gothic ones, and the Perpendicular Gothic west tower is also a later addition.[3]
The church is served by Langtree Team Ministry, which is also responsible for St Mary’s Church in Ipsden, St Mary’s Church in North Stoke, St John the Evangelist Church in Stoke Row, St John the Baptist in Whitchurch Hill, St Mary’s Church in Whitchurch-on-Thames, and St Leonard’s Church in Woodcote.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Checkendon: St Peter & St Paul". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Historic England (9 February 1959). "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1180822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 533–534.
- ^ "Welcome". Langtree Team Ministry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
Sources
edit- Long, E.T. (1972). "Medieval Wall Paintings in Oxfordshire Churches". Oxoniensia. XXXVII. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 106–107.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 533–534. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.