Lyneham, Oxfordshire
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Lyneham is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
hill fort
about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of the village beside the A361 road
. It was excavated in 1956. About 250 yards southwest of the hill fort is Lyneham long barrow
, which was excavated in 1894. The barrow is of Cotswold-Severn
type (NGR SP299175, OXF 6) and contains two chambers. Northwest of the barrow is a standing stone
that it is believed was originally part of the barrow.
Lyneham was a chapel
ry of the Church of England
parish of Saint Mary, Shipton-under-Wychwood
until 1895. It was then transferred to the parish of Saints Simon and Jude, Milton-under-Wychwood
. The church of Saint Michael
and All Angels was built in Lyneham in 1907. It was a corrugated iron building, colloquially called "tin tabernacle
". It ceased to be used for worship early in the 1970s and was demolished in 1975.
History
Lyneham Camp or The Roundabout is a former Iron AgeBritish Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, and which had an independent Iron Age culture of...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of the village beside the A361 road
A361 road
The A361 is a major road in England and at is the longest 3 digit A road in the UK. It runs south from Ilfracombe on the north Devon coast to Barnstaple, turning south-east to Tiverton then, after a break , north east from Taunton in Somerset through Street and Glastonbury, past Frome and then...
. It was excavated in 1956. About 250 yards southwest of the hill fort is Lyneham long barrow
Long barrow
A long barrow is a prehistoric monument dating to the early Neolithic period. They are rectangular or trapezoidal tumuli or earth mounds traditionally interpreted as collective tombs...
, which was excavated in 1894. The barrow is of Cotswold-Severn
Severn-Cotswold tomb
Severn-Cotswold is a name given to a type of Megalithic chamber tomb built by Neolithic peoples in Wales and South West England around 3500 BC.-Description:...
type (NGR SP299175, OXF 6) and contains two chambers. Northwest of the barrow is a standing stone
Standing stone
Standing stones, orthostats, liths, or more commonly megaliths are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties....
that it is believed was originally part of the barrow.
Lyneham was a chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
ry of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
parish of Saint Mary, Shipton-under-Wychwood
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Shipton under Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about north of Burford, Oxfordshire. The village is one of several named after the ancient forest of Wychwood. The others are Milton-under-Wychwood immediately to the west of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood about to...
until 1895. It was then transferred to the parish of Saints Simon and Jude, Milton-under-Wychwood
Milton-under-Wychwood
Milton-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish about north of Burford, Oxfordshire, just off the A361 road between Burford and Chipping Norton.-History:The village is one of three named after the ancient forest of Wychwood...
. The church of Saint Michael
Michael (archangel)
Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
and All Angels was built in Lyneham in 1907. It was a corrugated iron building, colloquially called "tin tabernacle
Tin tabernacle
Tin tabernacles were a type of prefabricated building made from corrugated iron developed in the mid 19th century initially in Great Britain. Corrugated iron was first used for roofing in London in 1829 by Henry Robinson Palmer and the patent sold to Richard Walker who advertised "portable...
". It ceased to be used for worship early in the 1970s and was demolished in 1975.