St Giles - Noke - Oxon - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

It is said that a church stood on this site in Noke (‘by the oak trees’) in the time of William the Conqueror. The present church dates from the thirteenth century, when a major evangelistic campaign was taking place in the whole region, and many churches were built or repaired. It is basically ‘Early English’ in style, though it has been extensively restored over the centuries. The list of Rectors goes back to 1272, about the same time as the church was built. But a priest was working here in 1191; possibly Noke was then a chapel of Islip (with which it has been joined in a single benefice since 1967). Traces of the foundations of an earlier building on a slightly different alignment to the existing church have been revealed recently in archaeological test pits dug close to the chancel wall.


The church itself is a small but beautifully proportioned stone building constructed in limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, under a plain-tile roof. The chancel arch is part of the original 13th century structure: so are the south wall, south door, porch, the plain double lancet window in the south wall and the site of the east window. There are two 14th or 15th niches on either side of the arch. The nave roof with its curved wind-braces was probably replaced in the Elizabethan period, when the church was extensively repaired by Joan Bradshaw and her grandson Benedict Winchcombe, and a family mortuary chapel was added to the north side, but this was pulled down in 1745 and its doorway blocked.

details from church web site:

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1300 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Street address of Church: St Giles Church Noke, Oxfordshire United Kingdom None Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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