Emmington
| Emmington | |
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 Parish church of St Nicholas |
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 Emmington
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| Emmington shown within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP7402 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chinnor |
| Postcode district | OX39 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Emmington is a village in Chinnor civil parish about 4.5 miles (7 km) southeast of Thame in Oxfordshire.
The Domesday book of 1086 records Emmington:
"William Peverel holds 10 hides in Emmington. Land for 5 ploughs. Now in are 2 ploughs and six slaves and 10 and 4 with 5 ploughs. There are 12 acres of meadow. It was worth £6 now £7. Alwine held these two estates freely."
Emmington has had a parish priest since at least 1190. Demolition work in 1873 discovered what was believed to be Norman masonry, suggesting that the original parish church was on the same site as the present Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas. The building was largely rebuilt in the 14th century, and the belltower and several Decorated Gothic features survive from this time. In 1874 the chancel and nave were partly rebuilt under the direction of the Gothic Revival architects Charles Buckeridge and J.L. Pearson.
The tower has three bells. The oldest is the second bell, which John Appowell of Buckingham cast in about 1550. Joseph Carter of Reading, Berkshire cast the tenor in 1584. Henry II Knight, also of Reading, cast the treble bell in 1664. St Nicholas' has also a Sanctus bell that Thomas Chandler of Drayton Parslow cast in 1723. The Chandler family cast bells from 1635 until 1726 but this is the only surviving bell recorded as being cast by Thomas Chandler.
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