Barford St Michael

Human settlement in England

Barford St. John and St. Michael

District

Cherwell

Oxfordshire

Region

South East

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51°59′N 1°22′W / 51.99°N 01.37°W / 51.99; -01.37

Barford St Michael is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barford St. John and St. Michael, in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the south bank of the River Swere, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Banbury.

History

Barford St Michael has sometimes been called Great Barford as it is much larger than the village of Barford St. John on the opposite bank of the Swere.^[1] The bell tower and north doorway of Church of England parish church of St Michael are Norman. Much of the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 13th century in the Early English Gothic style.^[2] It is a Grade I listed building.^[3] In August 1549 the vicar, James Webbe, was executed at Aylesbury for his part in leading a rising in protest at the abolition of the Latin liturgy and other religious reforms.^[4] The village has one public house, the George Inn. It was built in 1697^[5] and in the 20th century was a Hunt Edmunds tied house. There is also a farm shop. Woodworm Records Recording Studio is based in the village.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 186.^[6] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Barford St John and St Michael", part also went to Deddington.^[7]

References

^ Crossley, Alan (ed.); Baggs, AP; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, HM; Cooper, Janet; Day, CJ; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A (1983). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 45–58. ISBN 978-0-19722-758-9. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
^ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 445–446. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
^ "Church of St Michael". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 8 December 1955. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ Woodman, A. Vere (1957). "The Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Rising of 1549" (PDF). Oxoniensia. XXII: 82–83.
^ "George Inn, Lower Street". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 8 December 1955. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ "Population statistics Barford St Michael AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Barford St Michael AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 August 2023.