St Giles' Church, Standlake
| St Giles' Church, Standlake | |
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| Parish Church of St Giles, Standlake | |
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| Coordinates: 51°43′40″N 1°25′40″W / 51.72778°N 1.42778°W | |
| Location | Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7SG |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Giles |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Norman, Early English Gothic, Decorated Gothic and Perpendicular Gothic |
| Years built | circa 1160-1500 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Giles, Standlake |
| Deanery | Witney |
| Archdeaconry | Oxford |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Sarah Sharp |
The Parish Church of Saint Giles, Standlake is the Church of England parish church of Standlake, a village about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. Since 1976 St Giles' parish has been a member of the Lower Windrush Benefice along with the parishes of Northmoor, Stanton Harcourt and Yelford.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles dates from the latter part of the 12th century, and the chancel arch, west wall of the nave and Norman font survive from this time. In the first half of the 13th century the chancel was rebuilt and north and south transepts were added, all in an Early English Gothic style. The north transept and east end of the chancel retain some lancet windows from this time. The north aisle is 14th century but the square bases of the columns of its arcade look 12th century, suggesting that it was rebuilt from an earlier north aisle that was either purely Norman or Transitional from Norman to Early English. The south aisle, however, is purely early 14th century, as are the Decorated Gothic windows in both aisles. In the middle of the 14th century the arcade between the nave and the north aisle was rebuilt with Decorated Gothic columns, new windows were inserted in the north walls of the chancel and the north transept, and an unusual slender octagonal bell tower with a small spire was added at the west end of the nave. In about 1500 a clerestory was added to the nave and Perpendicular Gothic windows were inserted on the south side of the chancel and at the west end of the south aisle.
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