The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Kidlington, Oxfordshire dates from 1220 though was built on the site of an earlier 11th century church. The church was rebuilt in the 13th century with aisles and side chapels added in about 1330. A clerestory was added in the 15th century. The tower was built in the 14th century, the spire is 50m tall and is known as Our Lady's Needle.
The church is mostly built from squared and coursed limestone and coursed limestone rubble.
