South Leigh, Oxfordshire

Description
Leigh, South, a village and a parish in Oxfordshire, on the East Gloucestershire branch of the G.W.R., on which there is a station, 8 miles NNW from Oxford, and 2 1/2 , ESE from Witney. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Witney. Acreage, 2365; population, 325. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford; net value, £214 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford. The church is a small building of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, but there is a Norman doorway to the chancel with some singular ornaments. It was restored in 1872, when some faded mural paintings of the 15th century were discovered, which have since been faithfully restored. From the pulpit of this church the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., preached his first sermon, 16 Oct., 1725. There is also a. small Wesleyan chapel. St James' College, established in 1878, is a preparatory establishment for the public schools.