Easington, South Oxfordshire

Human settlement in England

Cuxham with Easington

District

South Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Region

South East

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51°40′08″N 1°02′38″W / 51.669°N 1.044°W / 51.669; -1.044

Easington is a small village in the civil parish of Cuxham with Easington, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 5.5 miles (9 km) north of Wallingford and about 6 miles (10 km) south of Thame. In 1931 the parish had a population of 20.^[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Cuxham to form "Cuxham with Easington".^[2]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter was built in the 14th century. It consists of a continuous nave and chancel with no chancel arch between them. The chancel masonry is ashlar, noticeably better-dressed and more evenly coursed than that of the nave. The church building includes a 12th-century Norman doorway re-used from an earlier church on the same site.^[3] The font is tub-shaped, suggesting that it too is Norman. The chancel windows are Perpendicular Gothic. The east window has ogee tracery and includes 14th century stained glass.^[3] The piscina also is ogeed. Beside the east window on the east wall are the remains of a medieval wall painting. The woodwork of the pulpit and reading desk are Jacobean items carved in the 17th century. The pulpit bears the date 1633 but Sherwood and Pevsner suggest that it was assembled in the 19th century from Jacobean materials.^[3] St. Peter's is a Grade II* listed building.^[4]

Gallery

St. Peter's parish church: porch with Norman doorway
St. Peter's parish church: east window of chancel
St. Peter's parish church: piscina
St. Peter's parish church: remains of wall painting in chancel
St. Peter's parish church: Jacobean pulpit
St. Peter's parish church: Jacobean reading desk

References

^ "Population statistics Easington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Easington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 591.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1059753)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 January 2012.