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Barford St. Michael

 
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Coordinates: 51°59′N 1°22′W / 51.99°N 1.37°W / 51.99; -01.37

Barford St Michael
Barford St. Michael church.jpg
The parish church of St Michael seen from Nether Worton Road, with the spire of St Mary's, Bloxham in the distance.
Barford St Michael is located in Oxfordshire
Barford St Michael

 Barford St Michael shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP4332
Parish Barford St. John and St. Michael
District Cherwell
Shire county Oxfordshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Banbury
Postcode district OX15
Dialling code 01869
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Banbury
List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire

Barford St Michael is a village on the south bank of the River Swere in Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Banbury.

History

North door of St. Michael's church: Norman doorway within Gothic porch

The village is part of the civil parish of Barford St. John and St. Michael. 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 style.[2]

The village has one public house, the George Inn. There is also a farm shop. The village is the home of the Woodworm Records Recording Studio.

References

The George Inn
  1. ^ Crossley, Alan (ed.); A.P. Baggs, Christina Colvin, H.M. Colvin, Janet Cooper, C.J. Day, Nesta Selwyn, A. Tomkinson (1983). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 11. p. 45. 
  2. ^ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 445–446. ISBN 0 14 071045 0. 

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