Taynton, Oxfordshire
| Taynton | |
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 St John the Evangelist parish church |
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| Taynton shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 108 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP2313 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Burford |
| Postcode district | OX17 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Taynton is a village and civil parish about 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village is on Coombe Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush. The parish is bounded in the south by the River Windrush, in the north partly by Coombe Brook and its tributary Hazelden Brook, in the west by the county boundary with Gloucestershire and in the east by field boundaries. The 2001 Census recorded the parish's population as 108.
In 1059 King Edward the Confessor granted the manor of Taynton to the Abbey of Saint Denis near Paris.
The present manor house was built in the 17th century and has been much altered since.
The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist has a Decorated Gothic north aisle and arcade dating from about 1360. The east window of the south aisle is also Decorated Gothic, but the present south arcade and the rest of the south aisle are Perpendicular Gothic work from the end of the 15th century. The clerestory of the nave was added at the same time. The bell tower also is Perpendicular Gothic. The chancel was rebuilt in 1865 to plans by the architect W.F. Poulton. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
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