Idbury
| Idbury | |
|---|---|
| Population | 112 (parish, including Bould and Foscot) (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP2319 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Idbury |
Idbury is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Stow-on-the-Wold in neighbouring Gloucestershire.
History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was originally Norman, but little survives from this period except the ornate north doorway.[2] Early in the 14th century the bell-turret, north aisle, south porch and south doorway were added, new windows were inserted in the chancel and the chancel arch was altered.[2] The east window is in the Decorated Gothic style.[2] The bell tower was added shortly afterwards.[2] Later a clerestorey was added to the nave and other windows were added to the nave and north aisle, all in the Perpendicular Gothic style.[2]
Idbury had a Church of England school from 1845 until 1966. The building is now a private house.[3]
The engineer Sir Benjamin Baker, noted for his work on the Forth Bridge, London Victoria station and the first Aswan Dam, is buried in the churchyard.[4]
The Countryman
J.W. Robertson Scott moved to Idbury Manor in 1922 and founded The Countryman[5] magazine there in 1927.[6] In 1924 the novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner rented a cottage in Idbury form Robertson Scott.[7] In 1934 the Canadian poet Frank Prewett moved to Idbury where he briefly worked as assistant editor of The Countryman.[8]
References
- ^ "Area selected: West Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 657
- ^ Idbury website: Idbury school
- ^ Kerrigan, 1998, page 123
- ^ The Countryman Magazine
- ^ Idbury website: J.W. Robertson Scott and the Countryman Magazine
- ^ Idbury website: Sylvia Townsend Warner in Idbury
- ^ Idbury website: Frank Prewett in Idbury and Fifield
Sources
- Kerrigan, Michael (1998). Who Lies Where - A guide to famous graves. London: Fourth Estate. p. 123. ISBN 1-85702-258-0.
- Sherwood, Jennifer (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 657–658. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
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