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Elsfield

Village in Oxfordshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Elsfield
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SP539101
static_image_name	Elsfield StThomasC NW 01.JPG
static_image_caption	St. Thomas of Canterbury parish church
label_position	top
area_total_km2	1.53
population	191
population_ref	([2011 census](2011-united-kingdom-census), includes Woodeaton)
civil_parish	Elsfield
shire_district	South Oxfordshire
shire_county	Oxfordshire
region	South East England
country	England
post_town	Oxford
postcode_district	OX3
postcode_area	OX
dial_code	01865
constituency_westminster	Henley and Thame

Elsfield is an English village and civil parish about 3 mi northeast of the centre of Oxford. The village is 310 ft above sea level on the western brow of a hill with relatively steep sides above the River Cherwell. For relative reference purposes, the Oxford alluvial flood plain is at 60 metres above sea level.

Parish church

The chancel arch of the Church of England parish church dates from at least the latter part of the 12th century. The church formerly had a north aisle that may also have dated from this period. There is a canonical sundial on the south wall. In about 1273 the church was remodelled and rededicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. The Decorated Gothic east window was added in about the 14th century. Either side of the south doorway are two Perpendicular Gothic windows that were added in about the 15th century. The pulpit is Jacobean.

In 1849 the church was heavily restored in an Early English Gothic style. Until then, the blocked arcade of the north aisle was visible in the north wall of the nave. During the restoration the arcade seems to have been removed; there are 12th-century capitals in the Vicarage garden that may have come from it. The floor and seating were renewed in 1859 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street. In about 1860 a mosaic reredos by Salviati was added in the chancel. St. Thomas's is a Grade II* listed building.

Notable inhabitants

John Buchan's grave at St Thomas of Canterbury, Elsfield

The novelist John Buchan (Governor General of Canada, 1935–1940) lived at Elsfield Manor from 1919 until 1935. His ashes are buried in St Thomas's churchyard.

References

"Area: Elsfield: Parish: Key Statistics: Population Density". [[Office for National Statistics]].
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