St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham, near Swindon

Details

Accessibility

Ramped entrance 

Baby Changing facilities 

Accessible toilets

Hearing Loop

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Brief description

"There has been a church on the site of St. Andrew’s for over 900 years and it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It was marked out as one of England’s 1000 Best Churches in Simon Jenkins book.

With the exception of the 13th century tower and a small bit of the west wall, the church was built during the reign of Charles I, at a time when there was very little in the way of church building taking place in England. As such, it presents a rather unusual style - a merging of late Perpendicular and Classical.

The medieval building was dismantled in 1638, leaving intact only the tower with its crossing arches. Long arms were built from each of the tower arches to create the building we see today.

You enter through a paved 18th century west porch, where there is a royal coat of arms to George III, dated 1764. The lead panels are thought to originally have been incorporated into the roof. As you enter the church itself you will find a sense of space and light; the nave roof seems to soars above your head, but the roof supports are not aligned with the slender elongated Tuscan columns. The huge Perpendicular windows let in an enormous amount of light, like the space between the columns they are rounded at the top but only on the inside of the church."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrivenham

2025: "Shrivenham is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Faringdon. The village is close to the county boundary with Wiltshire and about 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast of the centre of Swindon. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 2,347.[2] The parish is within the historic boundaries of Berkshire; the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire for administrative purposes.

The end walls of the nave, chancel and two transepts were extended to form a rectangle with a nave of three bays with round arches on Tuscan columns with excessive entasis;[8] a chancel of two bays; and north and south aisles running the full length of the nave, tower and chancel.[7] The nave, chancel and aisles share one continuous roof. The central bell tower was retained in what otherwise was an almost completely new early 17th century church. A Jacobean wooden pulpit and tester and almost continuous panelling around the walls completed the interior.[9] The building remains largely as it was completed in 1638, apart from the addition of a neoclassical west porch in the middle of the 18th century.[10]

Inside St Andrew's are numerous monuments. The oldest is a stone recumbent effigy in the south aisle, apparently of a 14th-century woman.[10] Many of the monuments from later centuries commemorate notable residents of Beckett Hall, including John Wildman (c. 1621– 1693), Rothesia Ann Barrington (died 1745; monument sculpted by Thomas Paty), John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (1678–1734), William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington (1717–1793; monument designed by James Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott) and Rear Admiral Samuel Barrington (1729–1800; monument sculpted by John Flaxman).[8] The tower has a ring of ten bells. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the six largest bells, including the tenor, in 1908.[11] Gillett & Johnston of Croydon cast the third and fourth bells in 1948.[11] These were a gift from a US Army civil affairs unit that trained in Shrivenham before the Normandy invasion.[12] The ring was increased from eight to ten bells in 2003 when the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the present treble and second bells.[11] A Primitive Methodist chapel was established in the village in 1872.[7] It is now Shrivenham Methodist Church. "

Address

Church Walk
Shrivenham
Swindon
SN6 8AQ

Email

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Phone

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Benefice Administrator - (01793) 783519

Website

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Directions

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Opening Times

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Transport

Amenities

Toilets 

Car Parking 

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"A warm welcome to St Andrew’s Church Shrivenham. You will find a range of services over the course of the month, from Common Worship and Book of Common Prayer to Family Worship and Prayer and Praise - hopefully something for everyone! Our main Sunday service is at 10:30am (usually Holy Communion), with Holy Communion at 7:45am on the first Sunday of the month, and Compline & Benediction on the  first Sunday of the month at 5:30pm. We meet for Holy Communion at 11am on the first Wednesday of the month and Morning Prayer at 9am on the second Wednesday of the month.

Children are welcome at all of our services, and a special area with colouring materials, toys and books is provided.

Our family service is held on the first Sunday of the month and includes prayers and readings led by the children, contemporary songs and participation with musical instruments. Baptisms also take place during this service.

Jointly run by the Methodist Church and St. Andrew’s, this ‘pop-up’ Café meets in Shrivenham Sports Pavilion on the second Saturday of the month between 10 and 11:30am.

All ages are welcome to come along for tea and coffee, bacon rolls, homemade cakes, newspapers and friendly chat.

Younger guests can play with a range of toys or join in craft-based activities. We have a short "Thought for the Day" when matters related to Christian beliefs and/or current affairs are considered.

Shrivenham Baby & Toddler Group meets in St Andrew's from 9:30am - 11:30am on Thursdays during term-time. Lots of fun with crafts, toys, games and a snack, with refreshments for carers. £2 a session for each family (parent/carer)."

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