Shorthampton
| Shorthampton | |
 All Saints' parish church |
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  Shorthampton |
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| OS grid reference | SP3320 |
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| Civil parish | Chilson |
| District | West Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chipping Norton |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Witney |
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Coordinates: 51°52′44″N 1°31′30″W / 51.879°N 1.525°W
Shorthampton is a hamlet in Chilson civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of Charlbury, in Oxfordshire, England.
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of All Saints are Norman, and a round-headed lancet window from this period survives in the north wall of the nave.[1] The present chancel arch is small and was built in the 13th or 14th century.[1] Most of the current windows are Perpendicular Gothic. All Saints' has box pews that were added in the 18th century and a south porch that was built in the 19th century.[1]
All Saints' contains several 15th century wall paintings[1] including a rare one of the "Miracle of the Clay Birds"[2] from the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus and another of Saint Zita.[3] All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
All Saints' is part of the Benefice of Charlbury with Shorthampton. Most church services are now held at the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 763.
- ↑ Marshall, Anne. "The Miracle of the Clay Birds: Shorthampton, Oxfordshire". Painted Church.
- ↑ Marshall, Anne. "St. Zita, Shorthampton, Oxfordshire". Painted Church.
- ↑ "Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ Charlbury Church of England parish website
Sources and further reading
- Long, E.T. (1972). "Medieval Wall Paintings in Oxfordshire Churches". Oxoniensia (Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society). XXXVII.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 763. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
