about 1130 with two three-light Tudor styled ornately carved windows, and with its vestry and porch having been added in 1890. A smaller Tudor window is pictured above, with two lights on the south-east square tower façade, above the font, which does not have the entrance. The roof of the nave was largely replaced in the 19th century. Rare features include the Norman chancel arch and north and south doorways, the semi-domed apse and the 18th-century monuments. It is Grade I listed building. The church's advowson was from Pamber Priory in 1291 when various tithes and donations provided the Prior's pension. Upon the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the advowson was exercised by the Crown until the 19th century. A parish rentcharge totalling £250 in 1848 was received by the rector, the parishioners having commutated the tithes. The parish glebe stood at . By 1923 the rector's patron was the Lord Chancellor. The parish is united as part of the benefice of Stratfield Mortimer, Mortimer West End and Padworth which has four churches and two church schools. The church alternates its Sunday service between 9 am Eucharist and 6.30 Evensong Demography Land use statistics are not available for this civil parish. These figures under the census heading 'Physical Environment' can be obtained for the broader ward of 'Stratfield Mortimer' from the data pages of the last census from the 2005 Office for National Statistics survey. See also Royal Berkshire History: Padworth Padworth College St. John the Baptist, Padworth C of E Church References External links West Berkshire District Civil parishes in Berkshire