St Nicholas

C15.

South aisle of the C15: coursed and squared granite rubble with hollow chamfered four-centred arch with slight ogee to doorway.

C15 chancel is of ashlar with embattled parapet continuing across its shallow pitched east gable.

Late C13 north aisle is of random limestone rubble.

North porch is half timbered on high stone plinth and incorporates two cambered tie beams from a C15 structure, they spring from moulded braces and have flat foliate bosses.

Inside, the west tower arch is of the late C13 or early C14.

Nave arcades of three bays, the north the earlier, of the later C13.

The south arcade is probably late C14.

Chancel arch is also of the C13, a wide graceful span, it is not central to the east nave wall.

Nave roof has cambered tie beam trusses which are of the C15, moulded and with central foliate bosses.

Stained glass: in the chancel north-east and south-east windows are fine fragments of the C15, set into a simple C19 design of floral motifs.

The early glass portrays animated figures and angels swinging censers.

Stained glass in the east window is of 1898 in a painterly style representing the childhood of Christ with various English Saints in the smaller upper lights.

Glass in the north aisle east and north-east windows is a war memorial of c1920.

West tower window of 1899 in a renaissance style depicts Samuel and David, with angels in the upper lights.

Tombs: to each side of the alter a pair of C17 tombs, on the right is Francis Staresmore, d.1626.

The memorial was erected by his widow in 1631.

On the north is the tomb of his widow Frances, d.1657.

This is also alabaster and in a similar style, but the figure is wrapped in its shroud, and only heraldic emblems adorn the base.

Victorian font and pulpit.