Churches
Wroxton is recorded as having a church in 1217, but the present Church of England parish church of All Saints is early 14th century. A Perpendicular Gothic clerestory and porch were added early in the 15th century. The bell tower was designed by Sanderson Miller and in 1748, paid for by Lord North, who owned Wroxton Abbey.
The tower has a ring of five bells, all cast by Henry I Bagley of Chacombe in 1676. All Saints is now one of eight ecclesiastical parishes in the Ironstone Benefice.
The Roman Catholic church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury was built in 1894. It is unusual in having a thatched roof.
Goodman Methodist Church was built in 1935. It is a member of Banbury Methodist Circuit.
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