St James

This is an important Cherwell Valley church, built in the 13th and 14th centuries but embellished with battlements and pinnacles a century or so later.

Somerton, Oxfordshire

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Address

Church Street
Somerton
Oxfordshire
OX25 6LN

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51.9542247, -1.2781716

The south aisle became a chantry chapel for the Fermor family in the reign of Henry VIII, shortly before chantries were abolished. An exceptionally wide arch leads into it from the chancel through a screen.

Apart from the three rich marble Fermor tombs in the chantry, the church contains two rarities: an early 14th century stone reredos depicting the Last Supper and a Holy Rood sculpted on the outside of the tower

  • Spectacular stained glass

  • Magnificent memorials

  • Glorious furnishings

  • Fascinating churchyard

  • Captivating architecture

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Parking within 250m

  • On street parking at church

  • Level access to the main areas

  • Dog friendly

  • Accessible toilets nearby

  • Church of England

Contact information

Church website

Other nearby churches

St Mary

Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Croughton, Northamptonshire

The remarkable feature of this church is the series of 14th century wall paintings which were discovered almost a century ago by Professor Ernest Tristram, the authority on such works and a professor at the Royal College of Art.

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