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St. Giles' Church is a church in North Oxford, England.〔(The Church of England: Oxford St Giles, Oxford ).〕 It is at the northern end of the wide thoroughfare of St Giles', at the point where meets Woodstock Road and Banbury Road. It stands between where Little Clarendon Street joins Woodstock Road and Keble Road joins Banbury Road. The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries.〔Wood, Leslie, ''(St Giles' Oxford: Yesterday and Today — The Story of the Parish of St Giles' )'', June 1974〕 Oxford's main War Memorial adjoins the southern end of St. Giles' churchyard. ==Foundation, dedication and building== The church was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was recorded that the owner of the land north of the city intended to build a Norman church there.〔(Sacred Destinations: St Giles' Church, Oxford ).〕 The church was built for one Edwin, son of Godegose〔 and finished in 1120. In 1139, Edwin granted the church and all its property to the then newly created Benedictine Godstow Abbey, to the northwest. St Giles Church is north of Oxford's city wall, and when built it stood in open fields. There were no other buildings between it and the city wall, where the St Michael at the North Gate church stands. About a thousand people lived within the walls of Oxford at this time. The church was not actually consecrated until 1200, by Saint Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln. There is a 13th or 14th century consecration cross consisting of interlaced circles cut into the western column of the bell tower〔 that is believed to commemorate this. Also in commemoration of the consecration, St Giles' Fair was established. The fair continues to this day, held on the Monday and Tuesday after the Sunday following 1 September, which is St Giles' Day.〔(St Giles' Church: St Giles' Fair ).〕 St Hugh also expanded the St Mary Magdalen's Church to the south in 1194. Surviving 12th century features of the church include two windows in the north side of the clerestorey of the nave and the lower parts of the bell tower.〔Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 292〕 The tower was finished early in the 13th century, which is the date of the aisle arcades and Early English Gothic lancet windows as well.〔 The Decorated Gothic chancel was built late in the 13th century.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Giles' Church, Oxford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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