St Mary

The angle buttressed C14 tower of 2 stages is rendered in places under the bell chamber.

The east wall has on the 1st floor a rectangular light with the date 1687 over.

They have hood moulds over with label stops to the south and north There is a gargoyled corbel table, each side having, 2 larger gargoyles.

The nave is separated from the north aisle by an arcade of 3 bays, having C14 octagonal piers with moulded capitals and bases supporting double chamfered arches, the western arch has a label Stop to the nave side.

The double chamfered chancel arch is supported on octagonal engaged columns with hood mould and label stops, with a traceried screen dated 1519.

The C12 circular font is decorated with arcading.

In the north aisle are 2 C16 unusually carved oak benches.

There is a C19 circular cast iron radiation stove heater in the nave with inscription, "Ventillating Coy Gurney Patent The Warming". on'the north chancel wall is a monument, 1738, with broken pediment and central urn, to Gilbert and Elizabeth Charlton, Gilbert and Harvey Staunton, Lettice and Elizabeth.

The damaged propeller of a Wellington bomber forms the main element of the memorial to the seven crew-members of 61 squadron, who died when their aircraft crashed a mile north-west of this spot on the 18/02/1943. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6502310 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6502311 The aircraft took off for a training flight from RAF Syerston, and crashed at 2256hrs in Staunton-in-the-Vale within the circuit of Bottesford airfield on the Nottinghamshire - Leicestershire- Lincolnshire border. There were no survivors. Pilot; WO2. Thomas Herbert WARNE, age 23 Flight Engineer; Sgt. George Arthur HITCHON, age 19 Air Gunner; Sgt. Edward John LOVEROCK, age 21 Observer; Sgt. Robert John PREECE, age 22 W.Op/ Air Gunner; Sgt. Thomas Raine NEWTON, age 21 W.Op/ Air Gunner; Sgt. James Milton WHITEHEAD, age 22 Air Gunner; Sgt. John COAKER, age 22

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The south chancel wall has an ashlar and slate monument to Anne Staunton and Will and Eliz Holbrooke, 1685, the apron is decorated with a skull and cross bones, brackets support a segmental podium with decorated shield.

On the blocked tower wall is a monument to Job Brough, Elizabeth Brough and their 2 sons Job Charlton Brough and Francis John, 1811, by Richd Westmacott, the crown is decorated with a shield and a bird carved in relief.

The north wall of the nave has an inset tablet to Antonius Staunton, 1560, and a monument with broken pediment to Jane Degge and Harvey Degge her son, 1757.

On the east wall of the north aisle is a monument with broken segmental podium and coloured decorated shield on the apron to Gilbert and Anne Charlton, 1731, by Jas Wallis, Newark and an inset ashlar tablet, 1732, to Anne Brough.

The north wall has a very fine monument to Job Staunton Charlton, 1807, over the inscription is a large standing female figure carved in relief and surmounted by a shaped podium with coloured and decorated shield and small carved animal head over.

Against the east wall is an early C14 knight in sunk relief with a dog at his feet and 2 shields in a band over his body.

There is a C13 coffin with an incised stylized cross in the lid with interlaced arch decoration around the sides.

Adjacent to the north wall is a C15 tomb, topped with a damaged lady in a wimple, the base is decorated with shields and tudor roses in cusped panels.

There is the damaged lower half of a knight, and an early C14 damaged cross-legged knight with intricate chain mail.

In the floor is a stone with shield carved in sunk relief, 1582.