Wroxton

Wroxton
All Saints' parish church
Wroxton
Wroxton shown within Oxfordshire
Area	10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population	546 (parish, including Balscote) (2011 Census)
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP4141
Civil parish	Wroxton
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
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	Banbury
Website	Wroxton Village Web Site
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 52°04′26″N 1°24′00″W / 52.074°N 1.400°W / 52.074; -1.400Coordinates: 52°04′26″N 1°24′00″W / 52.074°N 1.400°W / 52.074; -1.400

Wroxton is a village and civil parish in the north of Oxfordshire about 3 miles (5 km) west of Banbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 546.

Wroxton Abbey is a Jacobean country house on the site of a former Augustinian priory.

Wroxton is recorded as having a church in 1217, but the present Church of England parish church of All Saints is early 14th century. A Perpendicular Gothic clerestory and porch were added early in the 15th century. The west tower was designed by Sanderson Miller and in 1748, paid for by Lord North, who owned Wroxton Abbey. All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building.

The tower has a ring of five bells, all cast by Henry I Bagley of Chacombe in 1676.

All Saints' is now one of eight neighbouring parishes in the Benefice of Ironstone.

The Roman Catholic church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury was built in 1894. It is unusual in having a thatched roof.

Goodman Methodist Church was built in 1935 and was a member of Banbury Methodist Circuit. It is now a private house.

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