St Nicholas

C13 ashlar tower in 2 1/2 stages having plinth, 2 string courses and plain parapet.

West side has 2 light C14 ogee headed window and north side has small ogee headed window.

The 4 belfry openings, one to each face, are C13, 2 lights with trefoil heads.

Resetin the new coursed limestone rubble north wall is a C15 3-light window under a 4 centre arch

two C13 2-light windows with geomtric tracery, both heavily recut.

The south wall of the nave is in coursed limestone rubble with ashlar bands and has 2 C13 3-light intersecting traceried windows.

The south doorway is early C13 with dogtooth decoration to the arch.

Interior: the north arcade of 3 bays has late C12 octofoil piers one with flat waterleaf capitals and 2 double chamferedround arches and one pointed arch.

The tower arch is C13, the chancel arch C19.

The pews and pulpit are from 1897, the altar rails C18.

The font is a C12 round tub on octagonal base.

Described as 12th century in the official listing: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1166329

© Bob Harvey

Monuments: in the chancel are 2 tablets with segmental pediments and fluted pilasters to William Lodge d. 1736 and Susanna Lodge d. 1737.

At the west end of the nave are 2 classical monuments with corinthian columns, open pediment, console brackets, shields and scrolls, that on the N.W. side is in white and grey marble to John Saunders d. 1685, on the S.W. side in white marble to Ursula Saunders d. 1683.

In the N.W. side of the nave is C14 effigy set in the floor, of a lady with her head under an ogee arch.