St Oswald’s Church

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    Official Website of the Church, with information on services and activities. Includes a section on the church's history; "St Oswald’s is probably the oldest of Durham city’s parish churches. Pointers to a pre-Conquest foundation include the Anglo-Saxon sculptured stones discovered in the walls of the church and churchyard, the circular shape of the churchyard on the earliest maps, and, taken together with these, the dedication to St Oswald (7th-century Northumbrian warrior king). Late 12th-century nave arcade and 1988 organ gallery The earliest visible parts of the church date from the late 12th century....."
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    St Oswald’s Church
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  • Further information

    Link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 years, 1 month ago
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