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St. Mary the Virgin Church is a mediaval structure with a narrow, tall spire that is distinctively visible on the skyline for miles around. Services are at 8-10am on Sunday, 8am and 5pm on weekdays.
Traidcraft stalls of local artisans, summer teas, and choral concerts are part of the activities at this diocesan center. There are also worship activities just for the children.
You can walk the grounds and take pictures outside any time (but remember that this is an active worship center; be respectful). The church is open 2pm-5pm in the summer for those who wish to learn more about the structure and to take pictures of the interior.
Updated Jul 19, 2007
Address: High Street
Website: http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/kidlington/stmk.htm
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Five miles from Kidlington is the historic Blenheim Palace.
The inscription on the East Gate declares that:-
Under the auspices of a munificent sovereign this house was built for John Duke of Marlborough and his Duchess Sarah by Sir F.Vanbrugh between the years 1705 and 1722. And the Royal Manor of Woodstock, together with a grant of £240,000 towards the building of Blenheim was given by Her Majesty Queen Anne and confirmned by act of parliament
Nearby is the village of Bladon where Sir Winston Churchill is buried. (Sir Winston Churchill, a decendent of the Duke of Marlborough was born at Blenheim Palace)
Alas no photograph to show you yet, as it has been many many years since I went to Blenheim Palace and its grounds, and am hoping to return there soon to take digital pictures to put on vt.
So do come back and check these pages.
Updated Aug 13, 2004
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If you are on a canal boat, you can stock up here, and use facilities etc.,
There is also a huge expanse of water to enable you to turn the boat round if you wish to go back from where you came.
click picture to enlarge to see the flowers on the roof of the boat
photo joanj
Written Aug 12, 2004
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This is not really a tip, but if you are interested in all the above tips, then perhaps you need to know how far it is between places on the canal.
Click picture to enlarge and you can see the information.
photo joanj
Written Aug 12, 2004
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My cousin took me on a walk along the Oxford Canal towpath that you get to by crossing a field or two after visiting St. Mary's Church.
It is a walk (not particularly interesting) but about after a mile you come across the little village of Thrupp and the part of the Oxford Canal where the canal longboats traverse.
Where you see the buildings in this picture, just around the corner is an old Public House, so in the summer you can sit and have a drink by the bank of the canal.
There is also a small wooden road bridge that when the boats need to go under, you have to raise by means of a chain.
At this stretch of the canal there is a place to restock, with restrooms,etc, but only for those on the canal boats.
photo joanj
Updated Aug 12, 2004
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This is the small wooden road bridge that you have to raise when a canal longboat needs to go under.
I stood on this bridge to take the picture in the previous tip.
photo joanj
Written Aug 12, 2004
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This is the small wooden road bridge that you have to raise when a canal longboat needs to go under.I stood on this bridge to take the picture in the previous...
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Kidlington is not really noted for anything in particular, but I do like this old church. Kidlington is very near to Oxford. see travelogue for more interesting pictures of different angles of the...
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This is a large village that we in USA would call a "suburb" of Oxford. wikipedia info: 17500 people live here. was originally called by the Anglo-Saxon name Cudelinga Tun (Kidlings Town) as far back...
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