St Mary Magdalen

Nave has long swept-down roof on both sides, porch with coped gable, inner door early English and part C19 doors with strap hinges, over this an image niche of C12

Hewelsfield church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalen, this Grade II* listed church dates back to the 12th century. See:https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1186584

© Philip Halling

Tower squat with pyramid roof on Norman corbel table, louvred lancet over small cusped lancet, and to right a deep buttress with 3 offsets.

Chancel with coped gable and cross has a cusped lancet and 2-light cusped plus carved roundel flanking a blocked priest's door, and in east end cusped 2-light C12 with quatrefoil in pale tracery.

North of chancel a C15 or C16 2-light cusped window to square head.

Transept east wall, 2-light cusped C14, west wall a pointed door.

North aisle, 3 very small lancets, one of these a C13 window cut from a single stone.

The early 13th century font.

© Philip Pankhurst

West end has small rectangular light and chamfered surround on a 2-light cusped C14 window.

Crossing with flat beam C19 ceiling, low, steep pointed arch to north transept, C14 ogee-head recess in its east respond, and the arches east and west in very thick walls with broad chamfer.