Longworth
| Longworth | |
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 St Mary's parish church |
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 Longworth
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| Longworth shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 566 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU3999 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Abingdon |
| Postcode district | OX13 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Longworth Village on the Web |
Longworth is a village and civil parish about 7 miles (11 km) west of Abingdon-on-Thames and a similar distance east of Faringdon and south of Witney. Longworth was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 566.
The parish is bounded by the River Thames to the north, the A420 road to the south, and by field boundaries to the west and east. The land slopes generally from the A420 in the south to the river in the north. The exception is Harrowdown Hill near the north-east corner of the parish, which is the highest point in the parish at 325 feet (99 m).
The oldest parts of St Mary's Church, Longworth, the Church of England parish church, are 13th-century. The current chancel, west tower and north aisle were built in the 15th century. The church is a Grade I listed building. St Mary's parish is part of the benefice of Cherbury with Gainfield. The theologian and philosopher J. R. Illingworth was Rector of St Mary's from 1883 to 1915.
At a farmstead about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) south of the village is a 17th-century tithe barn. It has a queen post roof seven bays long and is a Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument.
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