St Mary And St Ethelburga, And Remains Of The Older Church To South

early C16.

Nave and chancel substantially c.965, but south wall of nave, towards west end, apparently raised on vestiges of north wall of (a "porticus" of?) the c.633 church.

Early C16 north aisle to nave, incorporating vestiges of an earlier north-west tower.

West tower, for which bequests were made in 1508 and 1527.

C16 door of feather-lapped planks.

Two C15 pointed-arched three-light south windows with cusped intersecting glazing bars, and hoodmould.

Gabled plain-tile roof with moulded crown post.

Medieval pointed-arched plain-chamfered inner doorway with broach stops.

Two C15 south windows, each of two cinquefoil-headed lights, with tracery of vertical bars, almost triangular head and no hoodmould.

Low C13 pointed-arched stone doorway west of centre.

Medieval doubly plain-chamfered flying buttress from south-east corner to a free-standing pier.

C15 pointed-arched east window of three cinquefoil-headed lights, with tracery of vertical bars, and hoodmould.

Early C16 untraceried north-west window of two cinquefoil-headed lights and squared head.

1971 two-storey rectangular stone vestry in a C16 style towards west end of north side.

Interior: structure: early C16 three-bay north arcade to nave of moulded four-centred arches springing from engaged semi-circular shafts with moulded semi-octagonal capitals.

Pointed C14 chancel arch of three plain-chamfered orders, resting on much broader rectangular piers, which are bevelled to west side, with remains of a C13 bar stop.

Pointed early C16 tower arch in similar style to nave arcade.

Triangular head of a blocked opening (possibly a C7 window, or medieval doorway to non-extant rood-left stair turret) set low to east end of south wall of nave.

Moulded three-centred-arched C15 or C16 doorway towards centre of north wall of chancel.

Hollow-chamfered four-centred-arched doorway to tower stairs, with broach stops, and medieval door of feather-lapped studded boards, with fleur-de-lys hinges.

Roof: shallow-pitched roof to nave, with three king-post trusses probably early C16.

Partly C16 lean-to roof to north aisle with moulded tie-beams with solid-spandrel arch braces springing from moulded pendant posts

C17 hexagonal panelled pulpit.

Single stall with carved handrests and brattished desk with blind traceried panels.

Octagonal font with moulded base.

Two funeral hatchments.

Monuments: tablet on north wall of chancel to Mrs. Catherine Holloway, d.1743

Abbey's last known charter granted 964.

Body of St. Ethelburga (d.647) moved to Canterbury 1085.