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词条 Oaksey
释义

  1. Norwood Castle

  2. Parish church

  3. Amenities

  4. Railway

  5. References

  6. Sources and further reading

  7. External links

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Oaksey is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the county boundary with Gloucestershire. The village is about {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} northeast of the market town of Malmesbury and a similar distance south of the Gloucestershire market town of Cirencester.

The Swill Brook forms part of the northern boundary of the parish.

Norwood Castle

Norwood Castle is an earthwork about {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} north of the village at Dean Farm.[2] It may be the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle.[2][3]

Parish church

The Grade I listed[4] Church of England parish church of All Saints[5] existed by the first half of the 12th century, and the nave walls of the current building may date from that time.[2] In the 13th century the chancel was rebuilt and the three-bay south aisle was added, along with the south porch.[2] The Decorated Gothic[6] north porch was added in the first half of the 14th century.[2] The five-bay Perpendicular Gothic[6] clerestory was added in the first half of the 15th century.[2] Further Perpendicular Gothic additions were made early in the 16th century: the south aisle was extended to form the south chapel, new windows were inserted in the north wall of the nave, the third stage of the tower was added.[2]

A number of wall paintings were painted in the church either in the 15th century[7] or early in the 16th century.[2] Those that survive today include a painting of Saint Christopher with a mermaid,[8] one of Christ surrounded by instruments of torture as a warning to Sabbath breakers[7] and a badly damaged one of Saint Edmund.[7]

In 1553 All Saints' tower had three bells, one of which had been cast at Worcester.[2] In 1773 these were replaced by a ring of six new bells cast by Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester.[2] In 1960 the ring was recast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough.[2]

Amenities

Oaksey has a pub, the Wheatsheaf Inn.[9] A village hall was opened in 2000.[10] Oaksey has primary school, a shop and Post Office, a cricket club, a football club which plays in the Cirencester and District League and a branch of the Women's Institute.

The Cotswold Water Park extends into the eastern part of the parish.

Railway

The Golden Valley Line between Swindon and Cheltenham was built across the parish in 1841. Between 1929 and 1964 there was a small station (Oaksey Halt) where the road to Somerford Keynes crossed the line. The nearest station is Kemble, about 3 miles distance by road.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127185&c=SN16+9TN&d=16&e=62&g=6475649&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1426356680601&enc=1|publisher=Office for National Statistics|title=Parish population|accessdate=14 March 2015}}
2. ^10 Crowley et al., 1991, pages 176-186
3. ^{{cite web|title=Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 14 pp176-186 - Parishes: Oaksey|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol14/pp176-186|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
4. ^{{NHLE|num=1022262|desc=Church of All Saints, Oaksey|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Church of All Saints, Oaksey|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1241|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
6. ^Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 362
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.paintedchurch.org/oaksey.htm |title=Warning to Sabbath Breakers: Oaksey, Wiltshire (‡Bristol) C.15 |author=Marshall, Anne |work=Mediaeval Wall Painting in the English Parish Church |publisher=Anne Marshall |accessdate=15 June 2010}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.paintedchurch.org/oakschr.htm |title=St.Christopher, Oaksey, Wiltshire (‡ Bristol) C.15 |author=Marshall, Anne |work=Mediaeval Wall Painting in the English Parish Church |publisher=Anne Marshall |accessdate=15 June 2010}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=The Wheatsheaf|url=http://www.thewheatsheafoaksey.co.uk/|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oakseyvillage.org/village-hall/ |title=Oaksey Village Hall |accessdate=22 March 2015}}

Sources and further reading

  • {{cite book |title=Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 14: Malmesbury hundred |last1=Crowley |first1=D.A. (ed.) |last2=Baggs |first2=A.P. |last3=Freeman |first3=Jane |last4=Stevenson |first4=Janet H. |year=1991 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page= |pages=176–186}}
  • {{cite book |author=Pevsner, Nikolaus |authorlink=Nikolaus Pevsner |editor=Cherry, Bridget |title=The Buildings of England: Wiltshire |year=1975 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-0710-26-4 |pages=362–363}}

External links

  • {{cite web|title=Oaksey|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=175|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
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