Church of St Swithin
Church of St Swithin is a church in Merton, Cherwell, England. Church of St Swithin is situated nearby to the manor estate Eastgate House, as well as near the community center Merton Village Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Merton, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Swithun’s Church, Merton” and “St Swithuns”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alice’s Meadow and Woodsides Meadow.
Alice’s Meadow
Meadow
Alice's Meadow is the name given to a small field in the Oxfordshire parish of Fencott and Murcott, England. It became the focus of a campaign by local people and Friends of the Earth in the 1980s, who opposed government plans to route the M40 motorway across Otmoor. Alice’s Meadow is situated 1¼ miles south of Church of St Swithin.
Woodsides Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woodsides Meadow is a 4-hectare nature reserve south of Wendlebury in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Alchester
Archaeological site
Alchester is the site of an ancient Roman town. The site is not included in any ancient references; hence, the Roman name is not known. However, Eilert Ekwall contended that it appears as Alavna in the Ravenna Cosmography, with the addition of the Old English ceaster to signify a Roman fort. Alchester is situated 1½ miles north of Church of St Swithin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merton and Fencott.
Merton
Village
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Merton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about 4 miles south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 424.
Fencott
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fencott is a hamlet between the River Ray and Otmoor in the civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about 4 miles south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.
Murcott
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murcott is a village between the River Ray and Otmoor in the civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about 4 miles south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.
Church of St Swithin
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Merton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85598° or 51° 51′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.16308° or 1° 9′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3WVR4P+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 136121858OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17528236
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