St Mary the Virgin Church, Ewelme, Oxfordshire. Open Daily. Free Admission.
Details
Accessibility
Limited amount of on-road parking outside the church gate.
Tarmacked path to the church front door which has 3 steps down into the building.
Interior flooring is stone slabs with a small lip to access the pews.
Please contact the church to discuss your specific requirements.
Brief description
15th Century Anglican Church with Cloisters accommodation adjoining the church.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewelme#Parish_church
2025: "Thomas Chaucer, who died in 1434, his wife Matilda, and their daughter, Alice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk, are buried in the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin adjoining the almshouses.[13] The tomb chest of Thomas and that of his wife Matilda Burghersh are topped with memorial brasses showing him in plate armour and her in mantle, veil and wimple with their respective crests[14] (his a unicorn and hers a lion) at their feet.[15]
Alice's alabaster tomb, almost undamaged by time, consists of a canopy of panelled stone, below which is the recumbent effigy of the Duchess on top of the tomb chest which contains her remains; the space beneath the chest encloses her sculpted cadaver, which is viewed through elaborate reticulated arches. Her effigy was examined by Queen Victoria's commissioners in order to discover how a woman should wear the insignia of the Order of the Garter.[16][better source needed]
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk was Alice's third husband; she was married first to Sir John Philip, and second to Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury. Her five-year-old step-great-granddaughter, Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick, also died at Ewelme, but was buried at Reading Abbey. Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), author of Three Men in a Boat, lived at Gould's Grove just southeast of Ewelme. He and his wife Ettie (died 1938) are buried in St. Mary's churchyard; their tombstone reads "For we are labourers together with God. I Corinthians III. 9". Scenes in the 2012 film Les Misérables were filmed at the parish church of Ewelme."
Address
Parson's Lane, Ewelme, Wallingford OX10 6HS
Phone
Website
www.friendsofewelmechurch.co.uk and www.achurchnearyou.com/church/111 and www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-mary-virgin-ewelme
Directions
Leave the M40 at Junction 6 and take the B4009 towards Watlington.
In Watlington at the T junction turn right onto the B480 and then keep left at the fork in the road to rejoin the B4009.
Remain on this road until a turning on the left signposted for Ewelme.
In the village as the road bends around to the right, take the left hand turn onto Parson's Lane and the church appears on the right hand side.
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Opening Times
2023: Daily.
Services ~ Sunday: 11.00
Transport
None.
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Amenities
In the village:
Shop
Accommodation
Travel Information
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Location
Nearest Venues
1.70 miles*
St Helen's Church, Benson, Oxfordshire
1.96 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.