The Churchyard

This is an ancient Church and churchyard and so we have to comply with specific regulations from the Oxford Diocese as to what is placed on the graves and in the memorial garden (ashes).

A full list of regulations can also be found in the porch of the Church and we ask that you understand these before you apply to have a burial or internment of ashes. The Vicar will be able to advise you and also your stone mason will be aware of what is permitted, regarding size and type of stone.

The Church Council have agreed to allow small silk flower arrangements.

The churchyard is maintained by a small group of volunteers and to make their task as easy as possible we ask that families adhere to the regulations. No flower spike vases, solar lights, ornaments, glass containers or candles are to be placed around the plaques or graves.

Items that are placed inappropriately will be removed and taken into the church for collection on Saturday mornings 10am to 12pm.

We have adopted a rewilding scheme for the churchyard and the grass is not mowed everywhere so as to allow wildlife and flowers to flourish. (We do have some rare grasses and this is important for biodiversity)

The churchyard plan and list of graves have been drawn up from the records which are presently available. The most recent full survey was carried out in October 2003 by Rev Dennis Reynolds who was a member of the congregation, but information from earlier records is included where appropriate. More information is being added as and when we can identify it.

The Churchyard Plan shows where the known graves are located.

The plan of the Memorial Garden shows where ashes have been interred.

There is also a list of other Memorials inside and outside the Church.

There appears to be some uncertainty over a few of the graves, for some of which we know the names but do not know the location. There is a full alphabetical list of the graves here.

Outside the west wall of the churchyard stands the War Memorial, recording the names of those village men who gave their lives in theFirst World War.

Inside the Lych Gate there is a wooden plaque engraved with the names of those men who served in the First World War.