St John the Evangelist parish church: inside the nave, looking east towards the chancel
Hempton has a former nonconformist chapel that is said to have been opened in 1840.[1] It ceased to be used for worship in the 1950s and is now a private house. The Church of England parish church of St. John the Evangelist was completed in 1850[2] or 1851.[1][3] Rev. William Wilson of Over Worton designed the Gothic Revival building[2][3] and funded its construction.[1] The building has Early English style lancet windows and a two-bay north arcade that led to a schoolroom.[2] The church's font is a Norman one from Holy Trinity parish church, Over Worton.[1][2][3] In its early decades St. John's was a licensed but unconsecrated chapel and independent of the Benefice of Deddington,[1] but is now part of the benefice.
Economic and social history
Early 18th century cottages in Hempton. From left to right: Turret Thatch, Middle Corner Cottage and Top Thatch
Hempton has a number of cottages that were built late in the 17th or early in the 18th century. Turret Cottage and Middle Corner Cottage are early 18th century,[4] and plaque between them records that they were restored in 1976 with the help of the CPRE Oxfordshire Buildings Preservation Trust Ltd.
References
Plaque between Turret Thatch and Middle Corner Cottage commemorating their restoration in 1976
St John the Evangelist parish church: 12th century Norman font from Holy Trinity parish church, Over Worton
Allbrook, Michael; Forsyth, Robert (2011). A Parish at War; A military record of three Oxfordshire villages; Deddington — Clifton — Hempton. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Ltd. ISBN978-1-870677-04-2.
Allbrook, Michael; Forsyth, Robert (2012). A Parish at War; A military record of three Oxfordshire villages; Deddington — Clifton — Hempton; The Supplement. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Ltd.
Crossley, Alan (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, H.M.; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A. (1983). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). Victoria County History. pp. 81–120. ((cite book)): |first1= has generic name (help)
