St Nicholas

C15, restored 1889 and 1931, small mid-late C20 extension.

Red tile roof to C12 nave with C15 clerestory.

two raking buttresses (possibly added C14).

The South door - a Norman arch above and a 14th century doorway below with a heavily damaged stoup to the right.

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Narrow C12 round-headed window with cable moulding at top.

Outer order of doorway C12 with chevron and pellet decoration and hoodmould with incised decoration and scrolled stops.

Part of C12 impost with ogee-curved incised decoration remains on left.

Two-light window with trefoil-headed lights with carved spandrels left of porch.

Three, 3-light clerestory windows with trefoil-headed lights and carved spandrels.

Projecting C14 porch off-centre left with moulded plinth and C18 fielded panelled double door pointed-arched entrance with casement moulded surround with stopped hood.

Free-standing segmental-headed headstone below stoop to Ralph Leynes of Northway, died 1644.

Buttressed late C13 north aisle/chapel.

The 13th century nave arcade, propped up by two enormous 19th century brick flying buttresses in the North aisle.

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Two 2-light windows with carved spandrels.

flat- chamfered plinth with raking buttresses and early C14 pointed window at east end of chancel.

Late C14 three stage tower with diagonal buttresses and moulded plinth.

C14 three-light pointed window at west end.

Battlemented parapet with crocketed pinnacles and string with eroded gargoyles.

Six-bay nave arcade with C13 six-bay nave arcade with octagonal piers and pointed arches.

Traces of wall painting comprising a simple foliate motif in red on arch.

One possibly reused corbel decorated with carved face (now defaced).

Furniture and fittings: Octagonal stone font towards west end of nave with C14 limestone pedestal and plinth.

C19 multi-facetted pulpit with sides with pierced tracery.

Fine C15 wooden rood screen with coved projecting canopy.

Finely carved pierced tracery with vine scroll motif.

Painted Tudor frieze at wallplate level of chapel, continued for short distance into aisle.

Two fine C16-early C17 chairs, one with the dragon motif and 3 high-backed late C17-early C18 chairs.

Fine C17 carved altar table with frieze with dragon motif in chapel.

Royal arms of George I on canvas over nave arcade.

Large C17 carved panel with guilloche, vine scroll motifs and arcaded blind panels containing single flower motifs on nave north wall.

Monuments, nave south wall

marble monument to William Ferrers, second son of Roger Ferrers of Fiddington Court (q.v. Manor Farm, Fiddington), died 1625, comprising a round-headed alcove painted bust.

Small brass to Robert Baker, died 1671 with inscription in rhyming verse and two C19 brasses.

Monuments on north wall of chancel

two Cl9 monuments one to members of the Ruddle family of Walton House.

Ledger on north wall of north aisle to William Haynes of Ashchurch died 1654 and his wife died 1652.

Rectangular brass plaque to Roger Ferrers, citizen and merchant of London, died 1636, fixed to C20 choir stall.

Brass to Thomas Ferrers, died 1583,

Ane, his wife, died 1605 fixed to choir stall opposite.

Stained glass in east window by Hardman, other windows mostly by Kempe.

Some quarries of possibly late C14 glass at west end of north aisle.