List of churches in Oxford
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This list of churches in Oxford records churches in the city of Oxford
, England
. Oxford's "Dreaming Spires" refer to the medieval churches and colleges that continue to dominate the city.
One church has been converted to a college chapel:
Three churches have been converted into college libraries:
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Oxford's "Dreaming Spires" refer to the medieval churches and colleges that continue to dominate the city.
Church of England
- Christ Church CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, OxfordChrist Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the diocese of Oxford, which consists of the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is also, uniquely, the chapel of Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford.-History:...
, St Aldate's - All Saints, Lime Walk, Headington
- Holy Trinity, Headington QuarryHeadington QuarryHeadington Quarry is a residential district of Oxford, England, located east of Headington and west of Risinghurst, just inside the Oxford ring road in the east of the city. To the south is Wood Farm. Today the district is also known colloquially as "Quarry"...
- Pusey House, St Giles' Street
- St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street
- St Aldate'sSt Aldate's ChurchSt Aldate's is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Oxford, in the Deanery and Diocese of Oxford. The church is on the street named St Aldate's, opposite Christ Church and next door to Pembroke College. The church has a large congregation and has a staff team of about 35 which...
, St Aldate's Street - St Andrew, St Andrew's Road, HeadingtonHeadingtonHeadington is a suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames Valley below. The life of the large residential area is centred upon London Road, the main road between London and Oxford.-History:...
- St AndrewSt Andrew's Church, OxfordSt Andrew's Church, Oxford is an evangelical, bible-teaching Church of England parish church in Oxford, England. It was consecrated in 1907 and is located on the southeast corner of Linton Road and Northmoor Road in the suburb of North Oxford.-History:...
, Linton RoadLinton RoadLinton Road is a road in North Oxford, England.-Location:At the western end is the Banbury Road. At the eastern end is Wolfson College, a graduate college of the University of Oxford. The road also adjoins Northmoor Road, Charlbury Road and Chadlington Road.Linton Lodge Hotel is located in this... - St BarnabasSt Barnabas Church, OxfordSt Barnabas Church is a Church of England parish church in Jericho, central Oxford, England, located close to Oxford Canal.The church was founded by Thomas Combe, Superintendent of the Oxford University Press close to the church, and his wife Martha. They were followers of the Oxford Movement...
, Cardigan Street, JerichoJericho, OxfordJericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road. Located outside the old city wall, it was originally a place for travellers to rest if they had reached the city after the... - St Bartholomew's Chapel, Bartlemas, Cowley Road
- St ClementSt Clement's Church, OxfordSt Clement's Church is an evangelical Church of England parish church east of central Oxford, England.-History:The parish of St Clement's was outside the city of Oxford until 1835, sited where the roads into Oxford from the east meet to cross Magdalen Bridge into the centre of Oxford. In 1004 AD,...
, Marston RoadMarston RoadMarston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links the junction of St Clements and the foot of Headington Hill to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the north. This is a mini-roundabout connecting with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end. To the north is the ... - St EbbeSt Ebbe's, OxfordSt Ebbe's is a Church of England parish church in central Oxford which is in the conservative evangelical tradition. It has members from many nations, many of whom are students at Oxford University...
, Pennyfarthing Place - St Francis of Assisi, Hollow Way, Cowley
- St Frideswide, Botley RoadBotley RoadBotley Road is the main arterial road into Oxford, England from the west. It stretches between Botley, on the Oxford Ring Road to the west of the city, and Frideswide Square at the junction with Oxford railway station, close to central Oxford....
- St GilesSt Giles' Church, OxfordSt. Giles' Church is a church in North Oxford, England. It is at the northern end of the wide thoroughfare of St Giles', at the point where meets Woodstock Road and Banbury Road...
, 10 Woodstock Road - St James, Beauchamp Lane, Cowley
- St John the EvangelistSt John the Evangelist Church, OxfordSt John the Evangelist Church is a Church of England parish church on Iffley Road in Oxford, England. It was founded as a mission of the Society of St John the Evangelist . Since 1980 it has served also as one of the college chapels of St Stephen's House, Oxford.The building was designed by G.F....
, Iffley RoadIffley RoadIffley Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England. It leads from The Plain, near Magdalen Bridge, south-east towards the village of Iffley. While it becomes Henley Avenue at Iffley Turn, and then Rose Hill, many people will refer to the whole stretch from the ring road to The Plain as Iffley... - St John the Evangelist, Vicarage Road
- St Luke, Canning Crescent
- St Margaret, St Margaret's RoadSt Margaret's RoadSt Margaret's Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It runs between Kingston Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east, crossing Woodstock Road. To the south are Farndon Road to the west and Canterbury Road to the east...
- St Mary Magdalen, Magdalen StreetMagdalen StreetMagdalen Street is a short shopping street in central Oxford, England, just north of the original north gate in the city walls.At the southern end, Magdalen Street meets Cornmarket Street continuing to the south, Broad Street to the east and George Street to the west. At the northern end it...
- St Mary, Bayswater Road, Barton
- St Mary and St John, Cowley Road
- St Mary the Virgin, IffleyIffleyIffley is a village in Oxfordshire, England, within the boundaries of the city of Oxford, between Cowley and the estates of Rose Hill and Donnington, and in proximity to the River Thames . Its most notable feature is its original and largely unchanged Norman church, St Mary the Virgin, which has a...
- St Matthew, Marlborough Road
- St Michael and All Angels, Lonsdale Road, SummertownSummertownSummertown may refer to:* Summertown, Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England* Summertown, Tennessee, USA, the home of The Farm, an intentional community* Summertown, Georgia, USA* Summertown, South Australia, Australia- See also :...
- St Michael and All Angels, Marston Road, New MarstonNew MarstonNew Marston is a suburb about northeast of the centre of Oxford, England.-History:New Marston is built on land that was originally part of the manor of Headington. It was rural until the 19th century, when housing began to develop along Marston Road from St. Clement's towards the village of Marston...
- St Michael at the NorthgateSt Michael at the NorthgateSt Michael at the North Gate is a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship Street, in central Oxford, England. The church is so-called because this is the location of the original north gate of Oxford when it was surrounded by a city wall....
, Cornmarket StreetCornmarket StreetCornmarket Street is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north-south between Carfax Tower and Magdalen Street.Retailers in Cornmarket include:* Austin Reed... - St Thomas the Martyr, Becket Street
- University Church of St Mary the VirginUniversity Church of St Mary the VirginThe University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew...
, High StreetHigh Street, OxfordThe High Street in Oxford, England runs between Carfax, generally recognized as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east. Locally the street is often known as The High. It forms a gentle curve and is the subject of many prints, paintings, photographs, etc...
Roman Catholic
- St Aloysius Gonzaga, (The Oxford OratoryOxford OratoryThe Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England. It is located at 25 Woodstock Road. The church is presently served by the Congregation of the Oratory....
), 25 Woodstock Road - St Anthony of Padua, 115 Headley Way
- BlackfriarDominican OrderThe Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
s DominicanDominican OrderThe Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
Priory, 64 St Giles'St Giles', OxfordSt Giles is a wide street leading north from the centre of Oxford, England. At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with... - Corpus Christi, 88 Wharton Road, HeadingtonHeadingtonHeadington is a suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames Valley below. The life of the large residential area is centred upon London Road, the main road between London and Oxford.-History:...
- Blessed Dominic Barberi, Oxford Road, LittlemoreLittlemoreLittlemore is a district of Oxford, England. It has a parish council that also represents parts of Rose Hill. It is about southeast of the city centre of Oxford, between Rose Hill, Blackbird Leys, Cowley, and Sandford-on-Thames.-History:...
- Our Lady Help of Christians, 59 Hollow Way, Cowley
- Sacred Heart, Sawpit Road, Blackbird LeysBlackbird LeysBlackbird Leys is a civil parish and ward in Oxford, England, and is one of the largest council estates in Europe. According to the 2001 census, the ward had a population of 5,803. Unlike most parts of the City of Oxford, the area has a civil parish. The parish was created in 1990. Its 2001 parish...
- St Edmund of Abingdon and St Frideswide, (GreyfriarsGreyfriars, OxfordGreyfriars, situated on the Iffley Road in East Oxford, was one of the smallest constituent Halls of the University of Oxford in England. Its previous status as a Permanent Private Hall referred to the fact that it was governed by an outside institution , rather than by its fellows as is a...
), 182 Iffley RoadIffley RoadIffley Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England. It leads from The Plain, near Magdalen Bridge, south-east towards the village of Iffley. While it becomes Henley Avenue at Iffley Turn, and then Rose Hill, many people will refer to the whole stretch from the ring road to The Plain as Iffley... - SS Gregory and Augustine, 322 Woodstock Road
- Holyrood Church (Hinksey Parish), Abingdon RoadAbingdon RoadAbingdon Road is the main arterial road to the south of the city of Oxford, England. The road passes through the suburbs of Grandpont and New Hinksey...
- Catholic Chaplaincy, Rose Place, St Aldate's
- Oxford BrookesOxford Brookes UniversityOxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
Catholic Chaplaincy, 64 London Road, Headington
Baptist
- New Road BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
Church, Bonn SquareBonn SquareBonn Square in Oxford, England, is named after the German city of Bonn with which Oxford is twinned. It is close to the original west gate of the city of Oxford, where the Westgate Shopping Centre is now located. To the east is Queen Street, a shopping street. New Inn Hall Street leads north from... - HeadingtonHeadingtonHeadington is a suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames Valley below. The life of the large residential area is centred upon London Road, the main road between London and Oxford.-History:...
Baptist Church - Botley Baptist, Westminster Way, BotleyBotley, OxfordshireBotley is a village in the civil parish of North Hinksey, just west of the Oxford city boundary in the English county of Oxfordshire. It was in Berkshire until 1974, when it was transferred to Oxfordshire...
- John BunyanJohn BunyanJohn Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church on 29 August.-Life:In 1628,...
Baptist Church, Crowell Road - Oxford Baptist Chapel (Albert Street, Jericho)
- Woodstock Road Baptist ChurchWoodstock Road Baptist ChurchWoodstock Road Baptist Church, located in Summertown, Oxford, UK is an evangelical church and is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.- History :...
, an evangelical church
Methodist
- Wesley Memorial Methodist ChurchWesley Memorial Church, OxfordWesley Memorial Church is a Methodist church in central Oxford which traces its heritage to the first Methodist meeting housein the town where John and Charles Wesley studied.-The building:...
, New Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street, with George Street to the north and Queen Street to the south... - The Methodist Church, Lime Walk
- Rose HillRose Hill-People:* Rose Hill , British actress* Rose Hill , British wheelchair athlete-England:* Rose Hill, Derby, inner city suburb in Derby* Rose Hill, Oxfordshire, city council estate near Oxford...
Methodist Church - Cowley Road Methodist Church
United Reformed
- Collinwood Road United Reformed ChurchUnited Reformed ChurchThe United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
, RisinghurstRisinghurstRisinghurst is an outlying residential area of Oxford, England, just outside the Eastern Bypass Road which forms part of the Oxford ring road. It is about east of the centre of Headington and east of Oxford city centre.... - Marston United Reformed Church, Marston RoadMarston RoadMarston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links the junction of St Clements and the foot of Headington Hill to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the north. This is a mini-roundabout connecting with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end. To the north is the ...
- St ColumbaColumbaSaint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...
's United Reformed Church, Alfred StreetAlfred StreetAlfred Street is a street running between the High Street to the north and the junction with Blue Boar Street and Bear Lane at the southern end, in central Oxford, England. To the south is Christ Church, one of Oxford University's historic colleges.... - SummertownSummertown, OxfordSummertown in North Oxford is a suburb of Oxford, England.Summertown is a residential area, one mile square north of St Giles, the beautiful boulevard leading out of Oxford’s city centre. Summertown is home to exclusive schools and the city’s most expensive houses. On both sides of Banbury Road are...
United Reformed Church - Temple Cowley United Reformed Church
Ecumenical
- Holy Family Church, 1 Cuddesdon Way (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed, Moravian)
Other denominations
- Assemblies of GodAssemblies of GodThe Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
, Oxford, Bracegirdle Road - Calvary ChapelCalvary ChapelCalvary Chapel is an evangelical association of Christian churches with over one thousand congregations worldwide. Calvary Chapel also maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. It presents itself as a "fellowship of...
- meets in Botley Primary school - Chinese Christian Church, 15 Gorse Leas
- Deeper Life Bible Church - meets in Restore Centre, Manzil Way
- Elim Pentecostal, Botley RoadBotley RoadBotley Road is the main arterial road into Oxford, England from the west. It stretches between Botley, on the Oxford Ring Road to the west of the city, and Frideswide Square at the junction with Oxford railway station, close to central Oxford....
- First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oxford, 36a St Giles'
- GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Lutheran services at St Mary the Virgin, High Street - Grace Springs Church
- Jesus ArmyJesus ArmyThe Jesus Army is the identity that the Jesus Fellowship Church uses in its outreach and street-based work. It is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian movement based in the United Kingdom, that is part of the British New Church Movement....
- Living Faith international
- Marston Neighbourhood Church, Marston. An evangelical church.
- Magdalen Road Church, Magdalen Road. An evangelical church.
- Oxford UnitariansGeneral Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian ChurchesThe General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches is the umbrella organisation for Unitarian, Free Christian and other liberal religious congregations in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1928, with denominational roots going back to the Great Ejection of 1662...
at Harris Manchester CollegeHarris Manchester College, OxfordHarris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et...
Chapel, Mansfield Road - Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and the Annuciation, 1 Canterbury RoadCanterbury RoadCanterbury Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It runs between Woodstock Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east. Winchester Road leads south from half way along Bevington Road....
(off Banbury RoadBanbury RoadBanbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St...
) - Oxford Bible Church
- Oxford Christadelphian Church, Tyndale Road.
- Oxford Community Church (OCC), Osney Mead
- Oxford Vineyard
- Redeemed Christian Church of God, Barton Neighbourhood Centre, Headington, Oxford.
- Religious Society of FriendsReligious Society of FriendsThe Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
(Quakers), 43 St Giles' - Rivers of Life ChurchRivers of Life, OxfordRivers of Life, Oxford is an evangelical church that meets in the United Reformed Church Building in Marston, Oxford, UK.Rivers of Life, Oxford is one of approximately eighty Rivers of Life churches around the world. It was planted in 1996. It began with just five members but by January 2008, the...
, Marston RoadMarston RoadMarston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links the junction of St Clements and the foot of Headington Hill to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the north. This is a mini-roundabout connecting with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end. To the north is the ... - The Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
, Oxford Citadel, Wytham Street - Sant Nirankari Mandal, Marston RoadMarston RoadMarston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links the junction of St Clements and the foot of Headington Hill to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the north. This is a mini-roundabout connecting with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end. To the north is the ...
- Woodstock Road Baptist ChurchWoodstock Road Baptist ChurchWoodstock Road Baptist Church, located in Summertown, Oxford, UK is an evangelical church and is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.- History :...
, an evangelical church. - Word Fountain Christian Ministries, Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2ND
- Bethel Gospel Church, Church Cowley School, Oxford, OX4 3QH
Former churches
- St John the Baptist, Middle Way, Summertown (demolished 1924)
- St Martin's Church, CarfaxCarfax, OxfordCarfax is located at the conjunction of St Aldate's , Cornmarket Street , Queen Street and the High Street in Oxford, England. It is considered to be the centre of the city, and is at...
(part demolished, only Carfax Tower survives) - St Paul's, Walton StreetWalton StreetWalton Street is on the eastern edge of the Jericho district of central Oxford, England.- Overview :The street runs north from the western end of Beaumont Street and northern end of Worcester Street by the main entrance of Worcester College. Somerville College, one of the former women's colleges,...
(deconsecrated, now "Freud's" bar) - St Philip and St James Church, Woodstock Road (now the Oxford Centre for Mission StudiesOxford Centre for Mission StudiesThe Oxford Centre for Mission Studies is in the former St Philip and St James Church on Woodstock Road, Oxford, England, opposite Leckford Road. It was established in 1983....
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One church has been converted to a college chapel:
- St Peter-le-Bailey, New Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street, with George Street to the north and Queen Street to the south...
, now the chapel of St Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
Three churches have been converted into college libraries:
- All SaintsAll Saints Church, OxfordAll Saints Church is on the north side of the High Street in central Oxford, England, on the corner of Turl Street. It is now the library of Lincoln College. This former church is Grade I listed.-History:...
, High StreetHigh Street, OxfordThe High Street in Oxford, England runs between Carfax, generally recognized as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east. Locally the street is often known as The High. It forms a gentle curve and is the subject of many prints, paintings, photographs, etc...
, now the library of Lincoln CollegeLincoln College, OxfordLincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College... - St CrossSt Cross Church, OxfordSt Cross Church is a church in central Oxford, England, to the northeast of the centre.The church is located on St Cross Road just south of Holywell Manor. Also close by is Holywell Cemetery.- Church history :...
, St Cross RoadSt Cross RoadSt Cross Road is a road in Oxford, England. It connects South Parks Road to the north and Longwall Street to the south, where it also adjoins Holywell Street....
, now the historic collections centre (i.e. archive of manuscripts, rare books etc.) of Balliol CollegeBalliol College, OxfordBalliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... - St Peter-in-the-East, Queen's LaneQueen's LaneQueen's Lane is an historic street in central Oxford, England, named after Queen's College, to the south and west.At the south-eastern end of Queen's Lane is a junction onto the High Street...
, now the library of St Edmund HallSt Edmund Hall, OxfordSt Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"...
External links
- Diocese of Oxford information. Anglicans Online official website. Retrieval date: December 5, 2007.
- Oxford Diocesan website. Retrieval date: 5 December 2007.
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