St John The Baptist

extended early C14, early C15

early and late C17

West end has an intermediate and an eaves level band which is interrupted by a large C15 window of five lights with a hoodmould and decoratively carved stops.

The north elevation has an easternmost two-light C14 window with plate tracery and an original round-headed deeply splayed light at the western end.

The archway has a cable moulding and shafts with carved heads on the capitals which serve as corbels to the lintel.

The south elevation has similar window openings and also a C15 window of three lights.

The south porch is C15.

The tympanum stands on a richly carved lintel supported on head corbels.

the lower stage is offset and was formerly part of the C12 chancel.

In the early C14 a three-stage tower was built with a spire and relieving arches were inserted in the north and south walls.

This spire was replaced by the belfry stage in 1622.

The lower stage has a small C12 window each side and there is a doorway with a four-centred head in the south elevation.

There is a C14 lancet to the north and south of the second stage and at the south east corner is carved a pair of heads.

Above is an embattled parapet with gargoyles at the base of each corner and crocketted corner pinnacles.

Chancel: early C14

the south west window was lengthened and bricked in the C17

the northeast window was blocked in 1413 when chapel was added for Sir John Cheyne.

INTERIOR: C12 west tower arch (former chancel arch) is of three enriched and shafted orders

carved into the central north shaft is a centaur, two human heads set horizontally and a human head on a spur at the base.

The south shafts were mutilated when a three-decker pulpit was installed.

Embedded in the south nave wall is an attached C12 shaft probably from a former window.

The nave has a C15 waggon roof with four moulded and arch-braced tie beams.

There is a pointed arched piscina, a C17 altar table and the chancel screen of 1915 and part of the C17 screen.

The octagonal font is C15 and has a panelled bowl and stem, the former with quatrefoil tracery.

Also in the nave are C15 corbels and a wall painting fragment.

C19 pulpit and pews, the latter incorporates earlier woodwork.

Memorials: in the chancel is a memorial to Richard Wakeman of 1662 with an open pediment, coat of arms and unusually shaped pilasters, and also a mid C19 sarcophagus relief.

In the tower are several mid C19 memorials to Archdeacon John Timbrill and his family and there are five early and mid C19 ledger slabs in the nave.

Glass: there is a panel of Flemish glass in the C12 north nave window.

A relatively large medieval parish church with a fine C15 nave roof

with impressive and unusual C12 detailing to its west tower arch and north and south doorways.