St Mary

C11 west tower with a circular monolithic ground floor west window, a similar arched first floor window and 4 monolithic openings above with interlace patterns to north, south and west, probably representing original bell stage.

Present bell stage with 4 undressed roughly arched openings and a late-Medieval crenellated parapet with 3 gargoyles.

South wall of nave with one C14 cusped lancet window and 2 late-Medieval windows with flat heads of 2 and 3 cusped lights.

Late-Medieval porch with arched entrance and cusped 2-light side windows.

Late C12 doorway with chamfered semicircular arch on simple imposts supporting a hood mould with dogtooth decoration.

North wall of nave with hollow chamfered doorway of 2 orders and 2 C15 2-light panel traceried windows.

C14 chancel with 4 2-light Y-traceried windows to north and south and a 3-light Y-traceried east window.

C14 piscina in chancel with deeply moulded arch on a pair of engaged colonnetts with bell capitals.

Nave with moulded wall plates and arched braces probably of Medieval date, largely obscured by ceiling.

Plain C14 octagonal font.

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1856644 stands on a slight elevation on the site of a much older place of worship. The round tower is believed to be almost totally Saxon, its base dating from perhaps as early as 700AD. High up on the south side of the tower there is a small round window > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1856654 with a knot design. The nave may be contemporary with the tower, the south door > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1856650 with dog-tooth ornament and chamfer dates from about 1200 AD and the chancel dates almost entirely from about 1300. The south porch > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1856649 was added during the 14th century.

© Evelyn Simak

Medieval altar slab used as flooring to north-east side of chancel.