St Nicholas

Nave and south chapel rebuilt C15.

West tower and south porch added C15.

Chancel has a C15 east window of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a 2-centred head.

C14 trefoiled rear arch.

North wall has 2 early C14 windows, eastern of 2 trefoiled ogee lights, with a quatrefoil in a pointed head.

Early C14 doorway has chamfered jambs, pointed arch and label.

South chapel has a C15 east window of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a pointed head.

South wall has a C15 window of 4 cinquefoiled lights in a square head with moulded reveals.

South porch has a C15 outer archway with double responds, moulded capitals and bases.

West Tower: 3 storeys, with an embattled parapet and gargoyles.

The west doorway has moulded jambs and 2-carved arch in a square head, foliage spandrels and one remaining head-stop.

Chancel-arch, C15 much restored.

Fittings: font, round stone bowl with rounded underside, bowl enriched with large vertical flutings, finished with a scalloped edge, moulded necking, cylindrical stem and base, C13.

ST6221 : St Nicholas, Sandford Orcas: font

© Basher Eyre

Piscinae, chancel C13.

South chapel, C15.

Screen: in tower-arch, 3 bays including central doorway, oak, C15.

Monuments: in south chapel, to Knoyle, Hutchings and Medlicott families, especially that to William Knoyle 1607-8, painted alabaster wall-monument.

Communion Table, C17. (RCHM, Dorset I, p 194(1)).