Islip Parish Church



St. Nicholas Church Photos by
John Wilkes of Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Photo Library

Page composition by Allan Taylor of Vancouver, Canada
http://www.allthecotswolds.com

The oldest part of the church dates to the end of the 12th century, though
there has been a church on this spot since Saxon times. It was rebuilt in
the 14th Century and the tower added in the 15th. The church was badly
damaged in the Civil War during the battle of Islip Bridge, 1645. Major
alterations were undertaken in 1861. Five parishes formed a benefice in
1987 and joined three others in 2001, making the Ray Valley Benefice with a
single rector.