| St Clement's | |
| St Clement's Parish Church | |
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The present church, completed in 1828, viewed from the east.
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| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | St. Clement's Church, Oxford |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Daniel Robertson |
| Style | Norman Revival |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Cowley |
| Archdeaconry | Oxford |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev. Bruce Gillingham |
St Clement's Church is an evangelical Church of England parish church east of central Oxford, England.
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The parish of St Clement's was outside the city of Oxford until 1835, sited where the roads into Oxford from the east meet to cross Magdalen Bridge into the centre of Oxford.[1] In 1004 AD, the manor was granted to St Frideswide's Church (now Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford). In 1122 King Henry I gave the royal chapel of St Clement to the Priory.
The original church stood on The Plain, surrounded by the village, until 1829 when it was demolished.[1] A new church was built on a new site during 1827–28 near the other end of St Clement's, at the southern end of Marston Road.[2] The architect Daniel Robertson designed the new building in a Norman style: a very early example of the revival of this style of 11th and early 12th century architecture. It was built by John Hudson of Oxford and cost £6,032 19s. 5d.[1] The site of the original church is an open space that is now a roundabout called The Plain.