St Helen's Church, Abingdon on Thames, Oxfordshire
Details
Accessibility
"Baby Changing Facilities and Disability Toilets are available in the church and the Parish Centre.
The street immediately outside the church has very limited restricted parking on a single yellow line. Please do not park on the double yellow lines - the space needed for emergency access.
All these public car parks have disabled parking spaces. The nearest car park is the West St Helen's St car park off St Edmund's lane OX14 5BU. It is free on Sundays.
Please note that it does fill up even on Sunday mornings. An early arrival is recommended!
Alternative parking is available in the The Charter multi-story car park off Stert St (OX14 3LH) and Rye Farm Car Park, across the Nag's Head bridge on the Culham Rd. (OX14 3HP)" https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2720/facilities/
Brief description
"The church spire is a landmark of the town. The earliest parts of the church are late 12th- or early 13th-century. Some of the windows are 14th-century and the building was remodelled in the 15th and 16th centuries.[3] The building was restored in 1869–73 to plans by the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer.[4] Of note within the church are the painted ceiling panels of the north aisle, dating from about 1390 and representing the Tree of Jesse.[5] The church is a Grade I listed building.[6]
Around the churchyard are three sets of almshouses: Long Alley Almshouses built in 1446, Twitty's Almshouses of 1707 and Brick Alley Almshouses of 1718. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner declared "No other churchyard anywhere has anything like it."[7]"
Address
Parish Office, St Helen's Court, Abingdon, OX14 5BS
administrator@sthelens-abingdon.org.uk
Phone
01235 520144
Website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helen%27s_Church,_Abingdon
https://abingdonparish.org.uk/StH/
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2720/
Directions
"The nearest car park is the West St Helen's St car park off St Edmund's lane OX14 5BU. It is free on Sundays. Please note that it does fill up even on Sunday mornings. An early arrival is recommended! Alternative parking is available in the The Charter multi-story car park off Stert St (OX14 3LH) and Rye Farm Car Park, across the Nag's Head bridge on the Culham Rd. (OX14 3HP)"
Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
2022: "St Helen's welcomes visitors to the church and we aim to be open everyday from 9.30am to 3.00pm, Mondays to Fridays. From Easter and mid-September, we try to have stewards present during some of the day and to have the building open at weekends.
If you would like to visit at other times, please contact the Church Office in advance and we will do our best to accommodate you."
Transport
Amenities
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2720/facilities/
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Location
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Abingdon on Thames, Oxfordshire
498 metres*
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