| Swyncombe | |
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 St Botolph's parish church | |
  Swyncombe Location withinOxfordshire | |
| Area | 14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 250 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6890 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Henley-on-Thames |
| Postcode district | RG9 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Swyncombe Parish Council |
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Swyncombe is ahamlet and largecivil parish in the highChilterns, within theArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty about4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) east ofWallingford, Oxfordshire, England. Swyncombe hamlet consists almost entirely of itsChurch of England parish church ofSaint Botolph, the formerrectory and Swyncombe House.[1] The population of the parish is in the hamlets of Cookley Green andRussell's Water, and the scattered hamlet of Park Corner. The2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 250.[2] It is partially forested and is the fifth largest of 87 civil parishes in the District.
Swyncombe'stoponym is derived from theOld English wordsSwin forwild boar andcombe for valley or hollow. After theNorman conquest of England themanor of Swyncombe was granted to theNormanMiles Crispin, the firstcastellan ofWallingford Castle. TheDomesday Book records that by 1086 he had granted it toGilbert Crispin,[3] a monk who in 1085 was madeAbbot of Westminster. TheJacobethan manor, Swyncombe House, was built in 1840 to replace an early 16th-centurymanor house. The rectory was built in aneoclassical style in 1803 byDaniel Harris,[1] who at the time was governor ofOxford Castle and also practised as a building contractor, engineer and architect.[4]
St Botolph's parish church was originally earlyNorman. TheGothic Revival architectBenjamin Ferreyheavily restored the building in 1850. Thefont possibly predates the building, but its cover and therood screen with loft date from early in the 20th century. In the 19th century restoration, medieval wall paintings were found and repainted.[1] St Botolph's is aGrade II* listed building.[5] St Botolph's parish is now part of theBenefice of Icknield, along with the parishes ofBritwell Salome,Pyrton andWatlington.[6]
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