Religious sites in Oxford

Historic Religious Sites

Oxford’s ecclesiastical landscape spans over a millennium, featuring Saxon architecture at St Michael at the North Gate and the medieval Carfax Tower. This selection includes the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, known for its iconic spire, and significant college chapels like New College and Somerville. The list covers diverse traditions, from the Roman Catholic Oxford Oratory to historic Anglican parish churches like St Giles' and St Aldate's, reflecting the city's deep-rooted academic and religious history.

Historic Religious Sites — Map

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St Mary the Virgin

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is an English church in Oxford situated on the north side of the High Street.

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B

New College

New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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C

Carfax Tower

Carfax is the junction of St Aldate's, Cornmarket Street, Queen Street and the High Street in Oxford, England.

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St Michael at the Northgate

St Michael at the North Gate is a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship Street, in central Oxford, England.

E

Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy

Located at the Old Palace, this chaplaincy serves as the spiritual hub for Roman Catholic students and staff at the University of Oxford.

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The Oxford Oratory

The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England.

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St Giles' Church

St Giles' Church is a church in North Oxford, England. It is at the northern end of the wide thoroughfare of St Giles', at the point where…

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St Aldate's Church

St Aldate's is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Oxford, in the Deanery and Diocese of Oxford.

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St Cross Church

St Cross Church is a former parish church, now a historic collections centre, in Oxford, England, to the northeast of the centre of the…

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St Ebbe's Church

St Ebbe's is a Church of England parish church in central Oxford. The church is within the conservative evangelical tradition and…

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Chapel

Somerville College Chapel is the chapel of Somerville College, Oxford.

L

Harris Manchester College Chapel

This 19th-century chapel is renowned for its exceptional collection of stained-glass windows designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and produced by William Morris.

M

St Matthew's

An Anglican parish church in South Oxford, constructed in the late 19th century to serve the local community.

N

Chapel

A prominent High Victorian Gothic university chapel featuring intricate polychrome brickwork and housing William Holman Hunt's famous painting, 'The Light of the World'.

O

Catholic Church of the Holy Rood

A Roman Catholic parish church located on Abingdon Road, serving the community south of the city centre.

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