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St Mary, Cogges, Oxfordshire

Location
(51°47′2″N, 1°28′41″W)
Cogges
SP 361 096
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Oxfordshire
now Oxfordshire
medieval St Mary
now St Mary
  • John Blair
  • Nicola Lowe
  • Sarah Blair
  • Nicola Lowe
10.09.1991 (JB, SB); 2019 (NL)

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Description

St Mary's consists of a nave with aisles and a NW turret and a chancel with a N chapel. The nave probably dates from the11thc., and the S aisle was added in the late12thc. The chancel is 13thc and the N chapel, N aisle and NW tower were all added in the mid 14thc. The church also boasts a plain font, probably 12thc.

History

The church was givenc.1103 to the monks of Fécamp, who shortly afterwards founded a monastic cell nearby. In the late 12thc. and 13thc. the parish church probably had dual functions, used by both the monks and the parishioners.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Interior Features

Arcades

Nave

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The S aisle is pretty rough work, of the late 12thc. or slightly later. The S aisle of the church faces away from the Priory, and it seems likely that the aisle was added by the parishioners rather than by the monks.

Bibliography
J. Blair and J.M. Steane, 'Investigations at Cogges, Oxfordshire, 1978-81: the Priory and Parish Church', Oxoniensia, xlvii, 1982, 37-125.
N. Pevsner and J. Sherwood, The Buildings of England. Oxfordshire, London, 1974, 551f.
Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, xii, 1990, 71-2.