Place:Oxford St. Frideswide, Oxfordshire, England

Not included in English Jurisdictions.

St. Frideswide was first recorded c. 1170-80 and may have been built after the foundation of St. Frideswide's priory in 1122 to fulfil the parochial functions of the earlier minister. The church which was close beside the priory church [Oxford Cathedral]. A vicarage ordained in 1225 comprised a canon's food and lodging, 24s. a year for clothes, and mortuary fees up to 6d., any additional fees being shared with the priory. The prior undertook to find the vicar a suitable clerk. In 1254 the living was said to be not worth its service, in 1298, barely 10s. Despite its poverty the living seems to have been served for most of the 13th century. In 1298 the parish was united with St. Edward's and the church closed. (Source: brief notes from Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, Volume 4, the City of Oxford, chapter entitled "Ancient Parish Churches".)

Research Tips

• Chapter in Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, Volume 4, the City of Oxford, entitled "Parish Government and Poor-Relief".
• Chapter in Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, Volume 4, the City of Oxford, entitled "Ancient Parish Churches".
• 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.