Established January 17 1881

  Dedication: St. Mary Magdalene, Woodstock benefice
  Tower Correspondent:
  Richard White
  Tel. 01993 812424
  e-mail Zoe_White25@hotmail.com

  Service Ringing: Sun 10.30
  Practice night: Thu 7.30pm
  Availability and Restrictions

  The Bells (8) 12-2-24 further details

• Draught: long with rope guides
• Audibility: 4
  (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)
• Extra facilities:

  Access to ringing chamber: spiral staircase of 24 steps; external access.

  Points of interest in church: a few mediæval remnants are left following the Victorian restoration in 1878
  Church facilities:
  Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP443167. Park on road (2-3 hours) but not easy. Free car park (24 hours) with toilets 10 minutes walk away.
  Public Transport:
  Eating Places: plenty in the town but may be crowded when there are special events in Blenheim Palace
  Local points of interest for non ringers:

1. Woodstock was a royal manor and formed part of the forest of Wychwood. Henry II had a palace here and the town grew up around the palace to house the court. The palace was damaged in the Civil War. In 1704 Queen Anne presented the manor to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who built Blenheim Palace. There are 3 bells hung for chiming in the tower at Blenheim Palace.
2. The Woodstock bell foundry was established in or about 1623 by James Keene and continued until the death of Richard Keene in 1704

Page last updated 16 Aug 2005