St. Clement's in Oxford

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view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: the 19th-century replacement church [cf. FontNotes]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18064CLE
Church/Chapel: Old Parish Church of St. Clement [demolished in 1829]
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Country Name: England
Location: Oxfordshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located now in Oxford, outside the East Gate [annexed to the city in 1836]
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of Oxford]
Historical Region: Hundred of Bullingdon
Century and Period: 12th century, Medieval
No entry for St Clement's found in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Oxford, vol. 5, 1957) notes: "St. Clement's was one of the royal chapels given to St. Frideswide's by Henry I in 1122. This is the earliest mention of it, but there is nothing to suggest that the chapel was new at that date. [...] Little is known of the history of the old parish church which stood on the Plain, where the Headington and Cowley roads diverge. [...] and it is probable that most of the building destroyed in 1829 dates from this time [1323]; some of the stonework demolished was, however, thought to belong to an older 12thcentury church. [...] The new church was built [...] consecrated on 14 June 1828." [NB: there is no mention of font in the VCH entry for this parish. [NB: we have no information on the medieval font here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.753233, -1.237856
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 45′ 11.64″ N, 1° 14′ 16.28″ W
UTM: 30U 621632 5735062

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-06-13 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.