The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in the Oxfordshire village of Kirtlington has Norman origins and may have been built on the site of a Saxon church. The oldest parts of the church date from the early 12th century including supports for the bell tower. The nave was rebuilt in about 1250 with North and South aisles added. A chancel replacing the apse was built later in the century.
A clerestory and a South porch was added in the 15th century. In the 18th century the Lady chapel was replaced by a family chapel for the Dashwood family. The tower was also demolished in 1770 and was rebuilt in 1863, a few years later the chancel was restored.
