Church of St John the Baptist, Burford

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The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Burford, Oxfordshire, England, is a Grade I listed building. The Church of England parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is described by David Verey as "a complicated building which has developed in a curious way from the Norman". It is known for its merchants' guild chapel and memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, which features South American Indians.

History: The current building was started in the 12th century. The current configuration of the building was completed by the 15th century as a Wool church. In 1649, during the English Civil War, a group of Levellers, part of the New Model Army Banbury mutineers, were imprisoned in the church and executed by gunshot in the churchyard following the new Treason Act introduced by parliament. It underwent extensive Victorian restoration by George Edmund Street in 1870s and was one of the instances which prompted William Morris to establish the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. The restoration included the addition of a tiled floor. The parish and benefice of Burford is within the Diocese of Oxford.