Place:Oxford St. George, Oxfordshire, England

Not included in English Jurisdictions.

St. George, or St. George's in the Castle, was founded in 1074, granted to Oseney Abbey in 1149, and passed to Christ Church (Oxford Cathedral) after the Dissolution of the Monasteries circa 1535-1540. It was a parish church: in 1151 it had an area of jurisdiction within and without the walls called in 1224 and 1282 St. George's parish. There is evidence of its existence in 1501. A number of skeletons were found from its graveyard in 1794. It was located by the Anglo-Saxon west gate.

The site in the castle bailey proved inconvenient and during the 13th century St. George's was superseded as the Oxford's parish church by St. Thomas's. It continued, however, to serve the inhabitants of the castle and the surrounding area. In 1542 and 1570 the area around the castle was referred to as St. George's parish, and Easter communion was held in the church in 1570, but by 1611 the church was disused. (Source: Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, Volume 4, the City of Oxford, chapter entitled "Ancient Parish Churches".)

Research Tips

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