de Valers (d.1300) and Lady Margaret de Valers (d.1320). The wooden fittings in the church, including the pulpit, reredos, and rood screen were designed in 1898 by Charles Ponting. Another screen in the north transept screen dates from 1900 and incorporating painted Jacobean panels displaying the coat of arms of Sir Anthony Hungerford. Today the church is a Grade I listed building. There is also a 20th-century stained-glass window in commemoration of 271 Sqn and the R.A.S.C who flew in the Dakota aircraft from the airfield for the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. The church holds an annual Arnhem Service in memory of the wartime operation. Another stained-glass is dedicated to the memory of Rev, Arthur Vaughan Williams who is buried in the churchyard. The church featured in the 2017 Channel 4 television programme Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages. Amenities In addition to the church and the airfield, the village has a school which is more than 150 years old, a multi-use games area for younger residents, a tennis club, a village hall and a small village shop. The Down Ampney estate, comprising almost all of the farm land in the parish, is now owned by the Co-operative Group. References External links Down Ampney Parish Council Completely Cotswold UK Genealogy Archives photos on Rootsweb Midi of the tune "Down Ampney" Down Ampney Village Website Villages in Gloucestershire Cotswold District Ralph Vaughan Williams