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11th to 13th Centuries
In the 11th and 12th centuries there was a chancel and aisleless nave: of the latter, some clunch foundations which include stone set in the herringbone style were found in 1963 when the floors in the nave, aisles and transepts were renewed. In the Doomsday Survey a chapel is mentioned and in 1074 a dwelling and certain tithes (those normally reserved for the upkeep of the church and the care of the poor) were granted to the Chapel of St. George in the newly built castle at Oxford. These and similar tithes elsewhere were transferred in 1149 to Osney Abbey.
Augustinian Monastery influenced the design and architectural details of much of the present church. The church has always been connected with the Upper Manor which was granted by William the Conqueror to Rollers d'Oyley who in turn gave it, with others in Oxfordshire, to his comrade Roger d'Iveri the Barony (or Honour) so formed had its capital seat at Beckley, Oxon.
After the d'Iveri line had become extinct the Honour was granted, in about 1157 to the family of St. Valery. During the 13th century various freeholders held the Manor, the most notable of these being Sir Jocelyn Balliol and his decedents who held half a Knights fee. There was an important influence after 1231 when the honour with that of Wallingford was bestowed on the King's brother, Richard Earl of Cornwall, and after Richards's death in 1272, on his son Edmund.
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