North Moreton
| North Moreton | |
 Thatched cottages in Church Street |
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  North Moreton |
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| Area | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
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| Population | 328 (2011 Census) |
| – density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU560895 |
| Civil parish | North Moreton |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Didcot |
| Postcode district | OX11 |
| Dialling code | 01235 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wantage |
| Website | North Moreton |
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Coordinates: 51°36′07″N 1°11′31″W / 51.602°N 1.192°W
North Moreton is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) east of Didcot. It was part of Wallingford Rural District in Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to the new South Oxfordshire District of Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 328.[1]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of All Saints was built in the 13th century and the chantry chapel of the Stapleton family was added in the 14th century. This has geometrical tracery, carving outside, and an east window filled with 14th century stained glass showing the Passion of Christ and incidents in the lives of the Virgin Mary, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Nicholas.[2] All Saints' is a Grade I listed building.[3]
The west tower has a ring of five bells. The fourth bell was cast at Wokingham, Berkshire in about 1350. Joseph Carter of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1591. Ellis I Knight of Reading, Berkshire cast the treble bell in 1641. Richard Keene of Woodstock cast the third bell in 1684. Thomas II Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the second bell in 1817. All Saints' has also a Sanctus bell cast by Lester and Pack of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1757.[4]
All Saints' parish is part of the Benefice of the Churn.[5]
Amenities
North Moreton has a pub, the Bear at Home.[6]
References
- ↑ "Area: North Moreton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Betjeman 1968, p. 114.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1181258)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Davies, Peter (7 October 2013). "North Moreton All Saints". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of The Churn". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ The Bear at Home
Sources and further reading
- Betjeman, John, ed. (1968). The South. Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches. London: Collins. p. 114.
- Howat, Gerald (2000). A History of North Moreton. North Moreton: North Moreton Press. ISBN 0-9506957-4-2.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1923). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. 3. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 492–498.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 186–187.
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