St Helen's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Oxendon. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Harborough Road, to the north of the village of Great Oxendon.
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | http://www.faxtongroup.org.uk/sthelenschurchgr.htm |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| Archdeaconry | Northampton |
| Deanery | Brixworth |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Canon Mary Garbutt |
There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for the parish in the Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086.[1] This may indicate the absence of a church building at that stage or, alternatively, only the absence of a resident priest.
The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries. Restoration was carried out in the 19th century. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website.[2]
The parish registers[3] survive from 1564 and, apart from those currently in use, are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office.[4] Details of its location and opening times can be found on the Record Office website.[5]
Oxendon is part of a united Benefice along with Arthingworth, East Farndon and Harrington. Each parish retains its own church building.[6]
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- ^ "Open Domesday – Oxendon". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1367480)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Northamptonshire Family History Society (1990). Northamptonshire monumental inscriptions. Northamptonshire Family History Society, Tollerton, England
- ^ "Parish Registers" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Northamptonshire Record Office". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "The Diocese of Peterborough – St Helen, Oxendon". Retrieved 5 October 2015.