St Giles Church is one of four churches in the Lower Windrush Benefice, the others being St Denys' Northmoor, St Michael's Stanton Harcourt and St Nicholas and St Swithun Yelford. St. Giles' is a Grade II* Church dating from about 1228 with an extensive Victorian restoration and a £100,000 Restoration project in the 1990s. Some of the pews have been re-sited to create a 'social area'. The large churchyard is well kept and an experimental wildlife conservation area has recently been set aside.
An appeal fund was launched in September 2006 which raised £100,000. Grants were received from the National Churches Trust, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, Garfield Weston, The Mercer's Company, Allchurches Trust, the Archdeacon of Oxford's Fund, Magdalen College Oxford, The Rank Foundation, The Doris Field Trust, the Sandford Trust, the Gladiator Trust and the Beatrice Laing Trust.
Repairs were carried out to the Clerestory Windows, which were completed in the autumn of 2007. A disabled toilet and kitchen facilities have been provided in the Vestry with access from the North Door of the Church across a new patio area. A path has been laid from the North Door to the new Car Park which has been provided by the Parish Council for access to the new Churchyard.
The new Burial Ground was consecretated by the Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Revd Colin Fletcher, on 7th July 2009
New Heaters and Lighting were installed in St Giles'Church during the Autumn of 2009.
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Alison Shaw
127 Abingdon Road
Standlake
Witney
Oxon
OX29 7QN
For Weddings/Baptisms/Funerals contact:
Revd. Sarah Sharp
The Rectory
Stanton Harcourt
OX29 5RP
01865 880249
Other information
A Church Near You ID: 6003
Built: 1228
Style of worship: Central
Our Patron: The Bishop of Oxford and the Diocesan Board of Patronage
Parish Legal Name: STANDLAKE (270260)