Church of the Holy Rood is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. A Medieval Church.

Church of the Holy Rood

WRENN ID
tilted-cupola-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1963
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of the Holy Rood, Cuxham with Easington
OS grid reference
SU 666 952
Coordinates
51.65168, -1.03757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of the Holy Rood is a church that dates from the early 12th century, with early 14th century and mid-18th century alterations. The chancel was rebuilt in 1895 by C.C. Rolfe. It is constructed of coursed chalk rubble with limestone ashlar dressings, while the chancel is made of coursed and dressed limestone. The roof is gabled with late 19th century tiles, except for part of the nave roof which has old tiles and the tower roof which is pyramidal and also covered with old tiles.

The church comprises a chancel, nave, and west tower. The east side features hood moulds over three ogee-headed lights. The north vestry has a chamfered light and a pointed chamfered doorway, while the south side has a three-light window. The nave contains early 14th century two-light ogee-headed windows, two 18th century memorial tablets on the north side, and two mid-18th century two-light round-arched windows with brick mullions on the south side. The west tower includes a string course, round-headed lancets, and a rebuilt early 12th century doorway with a rebuilt arch, interlace capitals on spiral-fluted jamb shafts, and stones at the base of the jambs featuring scrolled carvings. The 18th century studded door leads to a rebuilt round-arched west doorway that has some early 12th century billet-carved voussoirs and late 19th century double-leaf doors.

Inside, the chancel from 1895 includes sedilia, a piscina, and a pointed chancel arch. The nave features a 17th century panelled pulpit set on a late 19th century base, along with 13 rows of early 18th century pews and a bolection panelled rear on the south wall. There is a floor tablet inscribed "M.B./1688" and a brass memorial for John Gregory, who died in 1501, along with his two wives and children. The church also has a late 19th century font, an early 19th century wall monument in memory of Mary Gregory, who died in 1688, and two 19th century wall tablets. The roof is a two-tier, four-bay queen-post design with curved arch braces.

Local climate

Church of the Holy Rood sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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