Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage | |
Location: | Church Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AQ |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Churchmanship: | Anglo-Catholic |
Status: | Active |
Functional Status: | Parish church |
Heritage Designation: | Grade I listed |
Designated Date: | 22 April 1950 |
Parish: | Wantage |
Deanery: | Wantage |
Archdeaconry: | Archdeaconry of Dorchester |
Diocese: | Diocese of Oxford |
Vicar: | The Revd Katherine Magdalene Price |
Curate: | The Revd Dr Thomas Frances Caroe |
Organist: | Phil Johnson & Barbara Kennedy |
Warden: | Alastair Hunter & Janet Kingdon |
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade-I listed building.
The earliest parts of the church date to the late 13th century. In the 15th century, the chancel was extended, and chapelsand aisles were added.
The Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, are patrons of Wantage dating back to 03 December 1421.
In 1857, during the Victorian restoration, the church was restored by George Edmund Street. In 1877, the church was extended to the west by William Butterfield with an addition of one bay. The south chapel was restored in 1895, "in thankful memory of W. J. Butler, 34 years vicar".
On 22 April 1950, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.
The Church of England parish of Wantage is in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester of the Diocese of Oxford.[1] The parish stands in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[2]