Alkerton, Oxfordshire
| Alkerton | |
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 The road into Alkerton from the east |
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| Alkerton shown within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP3742 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX15 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Shenington with Alkerton Parish |
Alkerton is a village about 5 miles (8 km) west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, on the county boundary with Warwickshire.
The Domesday Book records that in 1086 Alkerton had two main manors. Miles Crispin held the larger manor as part of the Honour of Wallingford.Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, William the Conqueror's half-brother, held the smaller manor.
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Michael are the lower stages of the central bell tower, which date from the 12th century in the Transitional style between Norman and Early English Gothic.
Towards the end of the 12th century the south aisle was added, linked with the nave by an Early English Gothic arcade of two bays. Early in the 13th century the east and west arches of the central tower were replaced with Early English Gothic ones. A stone effigy of a knight in an early 13th-century style was presumably added about the same time. Early in the 14th century the upper stages of the bell tower were built and the nave was rebuilt.
Late in the 14th century a clerestory was added to the nave. The exterior of the clerestory is elaborately decorated with figures of men and animals carved from Hornton stone. The style of carving belongs to a school of 14th century north Oxfordshire masons whose work survives also at Adderbury, Bloxham and Hanwell.
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