St James

Chancel and nave rebuilt in C15.

South porch added C15.

North chapel built by Leweston Fitzjames, early C17.

Clay-tile roofs with stone gable-copings, and gable-crosses.

West tower of 3 stages, with a C15, upper stage, and embattled parapet with gargoyles.

Late C14 west doorway has moulded jambs and 2-centred arch.

Second stage has in the north, south and west faces, a C13 lancet with a trefoiled rear-arch.

The bell-chamber has in each wall a C16 or C17 window of 2 square-headed lights.

two C15 windows both of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a 2-centred head, with moulded and shafted reveals, and label with returned stops.

The C15 south doorway has moulded jambs and two-centred arch.

The south porch is C15, and has a moulded and pointed outer archway.

The moulded responds have central moulded capitals with carved paterae.

North chapel, C17, has an east window of 3 four-centred lights in a square head with a label.

Tower-arch, C13, 2-centred and of 2 chamfered orders, the outercontinuous and the inner springing from short corbel-shafts with moulded capitals and terminals.

North chapel, early C17 addition, has two major C17 painted tone monuments: (1) to Sir John Fitzjames, 1625, and Joan his wife 1612, erected by Leweston Fitzjames their son. (2) to Thomas Winston, 1609, his son Sir Henry Winston 1609-10, and Dionise (Bond) his wife 1609-10 erected by Eleanor Fitzjames, their daughter.

Font: octagonal bowl with quatrefoiled panel and patera on each face, moulded underside, plain stem and moulded base, C15.

Royal Arms: nave south wall, Stuart arms on wooden panel with enriched frame, initials and date C.R. 1662. (RCHM. Dorset I, p.62(1))