South Weston

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South Weston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lewknor, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Thame. There are about 19 households in South Weston. In 1951 the parish had a population of 61.[1] On 1 April 1954 the parish was abolished and merged with Lewknor.[2]

Manor

South Weston is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and the Hundred Rolls of 1279.Template:Sfn Both then and later in the Middle Ages, the parish's farming interests overlapped with those of neighbouring Wheatfield.Template:Sfn

Parish church

The current Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was designed by the Gothic Revival architect R.C. Hussey and built in 1860.Template:Sfn It is in a Decorated Gothic styleTemplate:Sfn and incorporates some elements of the previous Norman church. The font is 13th century,Template:Sfn and there is a 14th-century tomb recess in the north wall of the chancel.Template:Sfn Over the east window, on the outside is a statue of Saint Lawrence.Template:Sfn

The armchairs in the church were given by the Reynardson family of Adwell.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The church was renovated in 1988 to make it more suitable for holding services.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Until the mid 19th century the church had strong links with The Queen's College, Oxford.

Salisbury Lodge

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The Salisbury Arms

In South Weston a non-conformist chapel and a public house were built in about 1600.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The pub was called The Salisbury Arms. After the chapel became unused, the chapel was converted into a barn for the use of the pub owners. The pub was converted into a house in 1982 and is now called Salisbury Lodge.

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