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'''Iffley''' is a village in a designated [[Conservation Area]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England. It lies within the boundaries of the city of [[Oxford]], between [[Cowley, Oxfordshire|Cowley]] and the estates of [[Rose Hill, Oxford|Rose Hill]] and [[Donnington, Oxfordshire|Donnington]], and in proximity to the [[River Thames]] ([[The Isis|Isis]]). A notable feature is its largely unchanged [[Norman architecture|Norman]] church, [[St Mary the Virgin, Iffley|St Mary the Virgin]],<ref>[http://www.iffley.co.uk/ Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley]</ref> which has a modern stained glass [[Nativity of Jesus|Nativity]] window designed by [[John Piper (artist)|John Piper]] and another window designed by [[Roger Wagner (artist)|Roger Wagner]]. The church is a [[Grade I listed]] building.
'''Iffley''' is a village in a designated [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England. It lies within the boundaries of the city of [[Oxford]], between [[Cowley, Oxfordshire|Cowley]] and the estates of [[Rose Hill, Oxford|Rose Hill]] and [[Donnington, Oxfordshire|Donnington]], and in proximity to the [[River Thames]] ([[The Isis|Isis]]). A notable feature is its largely unchanged [[Norman architecture|Norman]] church, [[St Mary the Virgin, Iffley|St Mary the Virgin]],<ref>[http://www.iffley.co.uk/ Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley]</ref> which has a modern stained glass [[Nativity of Jesus|Nativity]] window designed by [[John Piper (artist)|John Piper]] and another window designed by [[Roger Wagner (artist)|Roger Wagner]]. The church is a [[Grade I listed]] building.


==History==
==History==
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[[File:IffleyVillageMap.png|thumb|Map of Iffley village]]
[[File:IffleyVillageMap.png|thumb|Map of Iffley village]]
[[File:Fritillaries at Iffley Meadows.JPG|thumb|Fritillaries at Iffley Meadows]]
[[File:Fritillaries at Iffley Meadows.JPG|thumb|Fritillaries at Iffley Meadows]]

In 1921 the [[civil parish]] had a population of 405.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10333532/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Iffley CP/AP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=6 April 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1929 the parish was abolished and merged with [[St Giles and St John]] and [[Littlemore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10333532|title=Relationships and changes Iffley CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 April 2024}}</ref>


==Domesday Book entry==
==Domesday Book entry==
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==Iffley Meadows==
==Iffley Meadows==
[[Iffley Meadows]] is a [[nature reserve]] occupying much of Iffley Island, an area of [[flood-meadow]] on the opposite side of the Thames.<ref name="OCVMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.ocv.org.uk/sites.php?id=25 |title=Iffley Island, Oxford |work=Nature Reserves |publisher=Oxford Conservation Volunteers |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref> The reserve is managed by the [[Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust]] on behalf of [[Oxford City Council]].<ref name="OCCMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory_record/892/iffley_meadow_nature_reserve |title=Iffley Meadow Nature Reserve |work=Countryside and nature reserves |publisher=[[Oxford City Council]] |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref><ref name="BBOWTMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbowt.org.uk/nature-reserves/iffley-meadows |title=Iffley Meadows |work=Nature Reserves |publisher=[[Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust]] |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref> The meadows are notable for their large population of [[Fritillaria meleagris|snake's head fritillaries]].<ref name="GuardianFritllaries">{{cite news |last=Simons |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/22/plantwatch-snakes-head-fritillary-flower-iffley-meadows-oxford |title=Plantwatch: A rare glimpse of a field full of 'the snaky flower' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2015-04-22 |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref>
[[Iffley Meadows]] is a [[nature reserve]] occupying much of Iffley Island, an area of [[flood-meadow]] on the opposite side of the [[Thames]].<ref name="OCVMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.ocv.org.uk/sites.php?id=25 |title=Iffley Island, Oxford |work=Nature Reserves |publisher=Oxford Conservation Volunteers |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref> The reserve is managed by the [[Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust]] on behalf of [[Oxford City Council]].<ref name="OCCMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory_record/892/iffley_meadow_nature_reserve |title=Iffley Meadow Nature Reserve |work=Countryside and nature reserves |publisher=[[Oxford City Council]] |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref><ref name="BBOWTMeadows">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbowt.org.uk/nature-reserves/iffley-meadows |title=Iffley Meadows |work=Nature Reserves |publisher=[[Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust]] |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref> The meadows are notable for their large population of [[Fritillaria meleagris|snake's head fritillaries]].<ref name="GuardianFritllaries">{{cite news |last=Simons |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/22/plantwatch-snakes-head-fritillary-flower-iffley-meadows-oxford |title=Plantwatch: A rare glimpse of a field full of 'the snaky flower' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2015-04-22 |access-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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*[[Thomas Nowell]] (1730–1801), clergyman and historian<ref name="NowellDNB">{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20382 |title=Nowell, Thomas (1730?–1801) |last=Caudle |first=J. J. |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/20382 |access-date=10 July 2018 }}</ref>
* Annora of Iffley (1179-1241?), daughter of [[Maud de Braose]], [[anchorite|anchoress]] attached to [[St Mary the Virgin, Iffley]]
*[[Frank Bickerton]] (1889–1954) [[Antarctic]] explorer and [[World War I]] aviator<ref>[[United Kingdom Census 1901|1891 Census of Headington District]], RG11/1166, Folio 49, page 9.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Jonathan |title=Oxford professors win court battle over hotel privacy breach |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/oxford-professors-court-battle-hawkwell-house-hotel-5hl7qg2mm |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
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*[[Thomas Nowell]] (1730?–1801) lived in Iffley in his later years.<ref name="NowellDNB">{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20382 |title=Nowell, Thomas (1730?–1801) |last=Caudle |first=J. J. |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/20382 |access-date=10 July 2018 }}</ref>
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*[[John Grimley Evans]] (1936–2018), gerontologist<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir John Grimley Evans|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-john-grimley-evans-obituary-0zlffvcd8|access-date=29 April 2018|work=The Times|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Frank Bickerton]] (1889–1954) [[Antarctic]] explorer and [[World War I|First World War]] aviator was born in Iffley.<ref>[[United Kingdom Census 1901|1891 Census of Headington District]], RG11/1166, Folio 49, page 9.</ref>
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* [[Peggy Seeger]] (b.1935), American folk singer<ref>Tim Hughes, [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/musics/music/10810939.Protest_singer_Peggy_Seeger_is_still_a_rebel_with_a_cause/ "Protest singer Peggy Seeger is still a rebel with a cause"], ''Oxford Mail'', November 14, 2013.</ref>
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*[[John Grimley Evans]] (1936–2018) lived in Iffley.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir John Grimley Evans|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-john-grimley-evans-obituary-0zlffvcd8|access-date=29 April 2018|work=The Times|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
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* [[Stephen R. Lawhead]] (b. 1950), writer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxford.anglican.org/stephen-lawhead/ |title=God in the life of Stephen Lawhead |last=Duckles |first=Jo |date=14 January 2015 |website= |publisher=[[Diocese of Oxford]] |access-date=14 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
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* [[Peggy Seeger]] (b.1935), American folk singer, lives in Iffley.<ref>Tim Hughes, [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/musics/music/10810939.Protest_singer_Peggy_Seeger_is_still_a_rebel_with_a_cause/ "Protest singer Peggy Seeger is still a rebel with a cause"], ''Oxford Mail'', November 14, 2013.</ref>
* [[Barten Holyday]] (1593–1661), clergyman, poet, and translator
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* [[Stephen R. Lawhead]] (b. 1950), writer, lives in Iffley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxford.anglican.org/stephen-lawhead/ |title=God in the life of Stephen Lawhead |last=Duckles |first=Jo |date=14 January 2015 |website= |publisher=[[Diocese of Oxford]] |access-date=14 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[St Mary the Virgin, Iffley]], the parish church
* [[St Mary the Virgin, Iffley]], the parish church
* [[Iffley College]], the original name of [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]]
* Iffley College, the original name of [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]]
* {{stnlnk|Iffley Halt}}, a former railway station on the [[Wycombe Railway]]
* {{stnlnk|Iffley Halt}}, a former railway station on the [[Wycombe Railway]]
* [[Iffley Lock]] on the River [[Locks on the River Thames|Isis]]
* [[Iffley Lock]] on the [[River Isis]]
* [[Iffley Mill]], locally famous for the spectacular fire that burnt it down in 1908
* Iffley Mill, locally famous for the spectacular fire that burnt it down in 1908
* [[Iffley Road]] in east Oxford
* [[Iffley Road]] in east Oxford


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51°43′52″N 1°13′37″W / 51.731°N 1.227°W / 51.731; -1.227

Iffley is a village in a designated conservation area in Oxfordshire, England. It lies within the boundaries of the city of Oxford, between Cowley and the estates of Rose Hill and Donnington, and in proximity to the River Thames (Isis). A notable feature is its largely unchanged Norman church, St Mary the Virgin,[1] which has a modern stained glass Nativity window designed by John Piper and another window designed by Roger Wagner. The church is a Grade I listed building.

History

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The lock at Iffley village

"In the chronicles of Abingdon Abbey (941 – 946) the place is called Gifteleia. The Domesday Book of 1086 it is Givetelei. Merton College records in the 1290s call it Iftele and Yiftele; it is Yeftley to the civil servants writing up the Domesday of Inclosures, in Latin, in 1517 – 18; Lincoln College accounts, written less formally and in English, have Ifley by 1543, and it is Iffley or Iflie during the Civil War 1642 – 46. Clearly, the sound of the name — at a time when spoken forms were dominant — was fixed by then. Afterwards the Y survived in occasional use, but only lawyers bothered with the T..."[2]

The ending of the name of this village near Oxford, means "cleared ground": the Old English term for that was "ley" — just up the road from modern Iffley, the town of Cowley also preserves the Old English ending and meaning in its name. No records of the foundation of Iffley have been found, but the reason for its founding is clear from the location: Iffley has a little hill, and so is the first place downriver from Oxford from which traffic on the Thames might be surveyed, and controlled — and where people might be safe from floods:

"It is likely that the hill, running to 295 ft, now known as Rose Hill and Iffley, was a desirable place to live, safe from any floods. Many other villages, above and below, are set back from the river to cater for floods."[2]

During the 12th century Oxford townsmen built a watermill at Iffley, which was bought by Lincoln College, Oxford in 1445: the mill burned in 1908, having survived for nearly 800 years. Products ground at the Iffley mill included malt, barley, corn and other cereals — for a brief time during the 15th century it was a fulling mill. The mill,

"…was notorious for its arguments between bargees and millers, who being in possession of the lock, whether it was a flash or pound lock, could preserve their head of water, and not let it flow down river, by opening the gates, as long as they wished."[2]

In 1156 Iffley was among the holdings of the Norman family of St. Remy, until about 1200. They established Iffley as a parish, and built the parish church, "in size and decorative splendour out of all proportion to the place".[2] The manor was owned by many, thereafter. The Archdeacons of Oxford were given the right to appoint the parish priest in 1279: they held this until 1965, when the power was given to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford.

Map of Iffley village
Fritillaries at Iffley Meadows

In 1921 the civil parish had a population of 405.[3] On 1 April 1929 the parish was abolished and merged with St Giles and St John and Littlemore.[4]

Domesday Book entry

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People mentioned: Abbey of St Mary of Winchcombe; Aelfgifu; Alnoth; Alric; Alwine; Azur; Bondi; Brian; Cynewig; Earl Tosti; Earl Aubrey de Coucy of Northumbria; Edwin the sheriff; Henry de Ferrers; Hugh; Hugh d'Ivry; Hugh de Bolbec; Queen Edith; Ralph; Robert; Roger; Rolf; Swein; Turold; Walter; Walter Giffard; William Peverel; William de Warenne; William fitzAnsculf. Date: 1086[5]

Iffley Meadows

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Iffley Meadows is a nature reserve occupying much of Iffley Island, an area of flood-meadow on the opposite side of the Thames.[6] The reserve is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust on behalf of Oxford City Council.[7][8] The meadows are notable for their large population of snake's head fritillaries.[9]

Notable people

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See also

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The village of Iffley has given its name to:

References

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  1. ^ Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley
  2. ^ a b c d The Iffley History Society
  3. ^ "Population statistics Iffley CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Iffley CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ The National Archives Documents Online. Description. Place name: Iffley, Oxfordshire. Folio: 157v Great Domesday Book. Domesday place name: Givetelei
  6. ^ "Iffley Island, Oxford". Nature Reserves. Oxford Conservation Volunteers. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Iffley Meadow Nature Reserve". Countryside and nature reserves. Oxford City Council. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Iffley Meadows". Nature Reserves. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  9. ^ Simons, Paul (22 April 2015). "Plantwatch: A rare glimpse of a field full of 'the snaky flower'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. ^ Caudle, J. J. (23 September 2004). "Nowell, Thomas (1730?–1801)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20382. Retrieved 10 July 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ 1891 Census of Headington District, RG11/1166, Folio 49, page 9.
  12. ^ Ames, Jonathan (19 December 2024). "Oxford professors win court battle over hotel privacy breach". The Times. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Sir John Grimley Evans". The Times. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  14. ^ Tim Hughes, "Protest singer Peggy Seeger is still a rebel with a cause", Oxford Mail, November 14, 2013.
  15. ^ Duckles, Jo (14 January 2015). "God in the life of Stephen Lawhead". Diocese of Oxford. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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