Window in St. Botolph's Church, Swyncombe
© Edward Lever (view gallery)
This stained glass window shows Abbot Herluin of Bec. The Church has strong historical links with Bec Abbey in Normandy, going back to the 12th century. Image cannot be loaded
St Botolph's Church, Swyncombe, Oxfordshire - Victorian headstones
© Susan Galway (view gallery)
St Botolph's Church, Swyncombe, Oxfordshire -the present church at Swyncombe was built probably by Saxon workers under the command of the Normans. It is situated on the Ridgeway once a major road from Avebury in Wiltshire to the flint mines of Norfolk.
Just prior to the Norman invasion the lands around Wallingford, including Swyncombe were in the hands of Wigod a staller to Edward the Confessor. Wigod seems to have been related to ?thelstan Ealdorman of East Anglia1 (Half King) who in turn may have been descended from Aethelred I 4,? elder brother to Alfred The Great.? ?thelstan was also Lord of Uffington and granted land to Abingdon Abbey. 
Image cannot be loaded
Agnus Dei Window, St. Botolph's Church, Swyncombe
© Edward Lever (view gallery)
The small central window in the chancel represents the Lamb of God bearing the flag of St. George. The window is a modern addition, installed in 1984. Also visible below the window are the much older red ochre wall designs which decorate the walls of the chancel. Image cannot be loaded
