St Kyneburgha

However it is primarily a Norman church with a very important Norman crossing tower, and Norman north and south transpets, nave and chancel.

The nave has Perpendicular clerestorey and Norman west window with shafts and below, a curvilinear traceried 3-light window.

Norman south doorway possibly reset.

C13 south aisle has 4-centred arch window and articulated tracery window and lancets in west ends of north and south aisles.

Norman south transept with late C13 aisle on east side with Y-traceried windows and south window with geometric tracery.

Norman north transept has Y-traceried window in place of Norman window, the left hand jamb and half of arch of which remains.

Norman chancel with tympanum-shaped stone above a niche with inscription recording consecration date 1124, above Norman south door.

C15 south porch with Norman/Saxon tympanum in gable with figure of Christ.

Extremely fine Norman crossing tower in 4 stages divided by corbel tables.

Plain first stage, second stage has large 2-light windows with billet surrounds and flanking 2-light arcading, above the arches tile-pattern ashlar, the top bell stage has fine sub-divided arches the outside ones blind, above the arches fish-scale ashlaring.

Above the top corbel table a C14 parapet and short broach spire with lucarnes.

Moulded C15 nave roof with cambered tie-beams.

C15 porch roof.

C14 south door with inscription in the border "RICHARDUS BEBY RECTOR ECCLECIE DE CASTRE FE(CIT)".

C14 wall paintings in north aisle.

Execution of the Maximinius Philosophers.

© Michael Garlick

C14 octagonal font, with modern stem.

Small Saxon sculpture in chancel.

Base of Saxon cross in north aisle with interlace decoration and dragons, probably originally a Roman altar.

Recumbent effigy in chancel is said to be of Virgilius, Rector 1228.