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St Laurence's Church, Combe Longa is the Church of England parish church of Combe, Oxfordshire, England. The parish is part of the Benefice of Stonesfield with Combe Longa. The Wychwood Way long distance footpath passes the church. ==History== A church at Combe existed by about 1141, when the Empress Matilda granted it to the Benedictine Eynsham Abbey. In the Middle Ages, Oxfordshire was part of the Diocese of Lincoln, and in 1478 Thomas Rotherham, Bishop of Lincoln granted St Lawrence's church to Lincoln College, Oxford. The college remained patron until 1988. Parts of the building are 12th century, including the inner doorway of the north porch. The nave was rebuilt near the end of the 14th century, and is notable for its 14th- or 15th-century stone pulpit, and set of wall paintings dating from about 1440.〔 The church has remnants of a set of 15th-century stained glass windows. The most complete survivor is one on the southeast corner of the nave depicting Saint James the Great. In the tracery at the top of the east window of the chancel survive images of Christ in Majesty with Saint Mary, flanked by cherubim and an angel using a censer. A west gallery in the nave was built or altered in 1821. Box pews were also introduced in the 1820s. In 1843 they were criticised as ''"miserable, deal pews"'' and the church as ''"white and yellow wash, dirt, and everything most offensive"''. 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 Laurence's Church, Combe Longa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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