South Weston

The manor of South Weston is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and the Hundred Rolls of 1279.^[1] Both then and later in the Middle Ages, the parish's farming interests overlapped with those of neighbouring Wheatfield.^[1]

South Weston was an ancient parish in the Pyrton hundred of Oxfordshire. In 1954 the parish was abolished and its area absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Lewknor.^[2][3] At the 1951 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), South Weston had a population of 61.^[4]

The current Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was designed by the Gothic Revival architect R.C. Hussey and built in 1860.^[5] It is in a Decorated Gothic style^[5] and incorporates some elements of the previous Norman church. The font is 13th century,^[5] and there is a 14th-century tomb recess in the north wall of the chancel.^[5] Over the east window, on the outside is a statue of Saint Lawrence.^[5]

The armchairs in the church were given by the Reynardson family of Adwell.^{[citation needed]} The church was renovated in 1988 to make it more suitable for holding services.^{[citation needed]} Until the mid 19th century the church had strong links with The Queen's College, Oxford.

In South Weston a non-conformist chapel and a public house were built in about 1600.^{[citation needed]} The pub was called The Salisbury Arms. After the chapel became unused, the chapel was converted into a barn for the use of the pub owners. The pub was converted into a house in 1982 and is now called Salisbury Lodge.