Abingdon Abbey (12th?century) Abingdon The Abbey was demolished by Henry VIII, but a few surviving buildings remain in Thames Street, Checker Walk and Abbey Close. http://www.oxtowns.co.uk/abingdon/todo.html
	Carfax Tower (14th century) Oxford The tower of the 14th-century church of St Martin, with its 'quarter boys' clock, stands at the busy crossroads known as Carfax. Climb the 99 steps for extensive views over the city from the top of the tower. http://www.visitoxford.org
	Christ Church Cathedral (16th century) Oxford On November 4th 1546 the foundation charter of Christ Church was formally enrolled at the Chancery patent office. However this charter only covered the cathedral establishment and its enrolment had taken a year. In November 1545 a draft charter had been stamped with King Henry's signature and by January 26th 1546 Chancery had prepared the letters patent. http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral/
	Dorchester Abbey (12th-13th century) Dorchester-on-Thames The building we now see was begun in the 12th century, replacing two earlier Saxon cathedrals. The Norman building expanded in the 13th century and was richly aggrandised in the early 14th century when the chancel was added with its wonderful window sculpted with the Tree of Jesse, its stained glass and its exquisite sedilia. The great tower, rebuilt in 1602, but incorporating one of the twin Norman towers, rises above a lush landscape of willows and flowering water meadows. On this site, perhaps in the Thame itself, Birinus baptised King Cynegils, with Oswald King of Northumbria standing godfather. http://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/
	St. Helen's Church Abingdon Christians have been worshipping on the site of St. Helen's for over 1,000 years. A Saxon nunnery dedicated to St. Helen stood on this site but no trace of this remains. The present building was begun around 1100 and finished in 1538, although there have been numerous internal alterations over the years. The current reordering project is partly reversing some changes made by the Victorians, and also aims to ensure the building can continue to function effectively for future generations. St. Helen's has the distinction of being the second widest church in England, having 5 aisles and being 10ft(3m) wider than it is long. One of the glories of St. Helen's is the medieval painted ceiling in the Lady Chapel. It was completed in 1391 and shows the lineage of Jesus according to St Matthew's Gospel in 52 oak panels, linked by a symbolic vine. http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/abingdon/sthelens/
	St. Martin's Church (19th century) Bladon, Woodstock Bladon lies on the south side of Blenheim Park with many quaint cottages. St Martin's Church is a Victorian reconstruction of 1894 on the site of an earlier church rebuilt in 1801. In January 1965 Sir Winston Churchill was buried in the churchyard at the head of the grave of Lady Randolph Churchill his mother. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill is buried alongside. http://www.oxtowns.co.uk/woodstock/bladon.html
Image courtesy of findagrave.com	St. Mary's Church (12th century) Cholsey Christians have been worshipping in Cholsey for more than a thousand years. The church was founded as an abbey church by King Ethelred the Unready in approximately 986. It is thought that the lower part of the church tower with its "long and short" cornerstones typical of Saxon buildings, dates from this time. This is all that remains of what was probably the last great Anglo-Saxon monastery to be built in England. The abbey at Cholsey is mentioned in the Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The church was substantially rebuilt between 1150 and 1170 and, unusually, has retained its original cruciform shape until the present day and remained largely unaltered on the outside. The fine crossing arches are Norman work, although they have been restored at various times in later years. The carvings on the western capitals, some of the windows and the ornamented south nave doorway can all be admired today. In the 13th century, a splendidly light extension to the east end of the chancel was built. The height of the tower was increased at about the same time. Over the centuries the church building was modified to meet the needs of the day. A large window was put in the south transept in the 14th century and another large window in the west end of the nave in the 15th century. The church's most famous member was the crime-writer Agatha Christie, who died in 1976 and is buried with her husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. Her grave is located in the north west corner of the churchyard. http://parishes.oxford.anglican.org/cholsey/church.shtml
	St. Mary's Church (18th century) Banbury Built 1790 as a replacement for a large Gothic church. Classical style akin to Wren's London Churches. http://www.banburytown.co.uk/guide/
	University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (13th century) Oxford There has probably been a church on this site since Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest part of the present building is the Tower (1280) with its profusely decorated spire (1315-25). St Mary's stands in the physical centre of the old walled City, and the university grew up around it. In medieval times scholars lived in houses with their teachers and the university had no buildings of its own, so it adopted St Mary's as its centre. The church continued as a parish church, but by the early 13th century it had become the seat of university government, academic disputation, and the award of degrees. http://www.university-church.ox.ac.uk/
	St. Michael's Saxon Tower (11th century) Oxford Oxford's oldest building, this 11th-century tower provides an excellent viewpoint over the city. The designer William Morris was married here and John Wesley preached here. http://www.visitoxford.org