Place:Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, England

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Barford St. Michael is a village on the south bank of the River Swere in Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Banbury.

The village has been, since 1932, a part of the civil parish of Barford St. John and St. Michael. Barford St. Michael has sometimes been called Great Barford as it is much larger than the village of Barford St. John located on the opposite bank of the Swere. Barford St. John was in Bloxham Hundred.

The bell tower and north doorway of Church of England parish church of St. Michael are Norman. Much of the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 13th century in the Early English Gothic style. It is a Grade I listed building.

Research Tips

• Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, volume 11, chapter on Barford St. Michael.
• Oxfordshire History Centre, St Luke's Church, Temple Road, Oxford, OX4 2HT
• Oxfordshire FHS covers the whole county. The Family History Society provides an interactive map to assist in locating individual parishes and also relates the society's progress in transcribing parish registers and gravestone information for that particular parish. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Oxfordshire 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Oxfordshire 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.