Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church

A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17. Originally published by Boydell & Brewer for the Institute of Historical Research, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2012.

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'Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, ed. Simon Townley( Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2012), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol17/frontispiece [accessed 22 December 2024].

'Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17. Edited by Simon Townley( Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2012), British History Online, accessed December 22, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol17/frontispiece.

"Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17. Ed. Simon Townley(Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2012), , British History Online. Web. 22 December 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol17/frontispiece.

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Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church

Frontispiece: the late 11th-century tower of Langford church

Frontispiece The late 11th-century tower of Langford church, combining late Anglo-Saxon architectural features (pilaster strips and double-splayed windows) with Norman Romanesque roll mouldings. The patron was probably the Anglo-Saxon landholder Aelfsige of Faringdon, a collaborator who accumulated extensive estates in the area following the Norman Conquest. The stone sundial carries carved figures reminiscent of those in the Bayeux Tapestry.