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A haven of peace at the gateway to the city of Oxford.

An overlooked gem of early 20th century architecture and art, strongly influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement and with painting and stained glass by Walter Starmer, best known for his murals at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Though erected in the 13th century, the present structure is believed to occupy a Saxon site, as it is recorded that Edwine, a Northumbrian chief who became a monk, died in 801 and was buried in the monastery of Gainford in the church.

This medieval church sits, unspoilt, within magnificent Oxfordshire parkland.

The church was built in 1843 by Sydney Smirke and enlarged 1860.

The church stands in open country on a hilltop; a long, low, castellated building of limestone.

Wesley is a Grade II listed church, built to a Thomas Harrison design in 1812, accessible via steps from the City Walls and sited close to the city centre, Eastgate Clock and Roman Amphitheatre.