St Nicholas

early C15, restored in C19.

Stone rubble, partly plastered, with dressings of limestone and clunch, roofed with handmade red clay tiles, slates and lead.

Nave and W tower late C14, Chancel early C15, N chapel and S porch later C15, N vestry early C16, altered in late C19.

In the N wall is an early C15 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a 2-centred head with moulded label (one jamb restored) with hollow-chamfered segmental rear-arch.

Further W is a C19 archway to the C16 N vestry.

the western of one cinquefoiled light in a square head with recessed spandrels outside and inside, set lower in the wall, early C15.

The early C15 chancel arch is 2-centred, of 2 chamfered orders

The N vestry has in the E wall a reset C15 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights under a square head with moulded label.

In the N wall is a C15 window of one light similar to that in the S wall of the Chancel.

In the N wall is a later C15 4-centred archway of 2 hollow-chamfered orders, dying on to the hollow-chamfered responds.

Further W is a late C14 window of 3 trefoiled lights with tracery in a segmental head, with a restored moulded label.

Further W is a late C14 doorway with moulded jambs and 2-centred arch, converted to a window.

Further W is the late C14 S doorway, with moulded jambs and 2-centred arch

The 2 door-leaves are late C14, with double-ogee moulded ribs and side-frames, and a rivetted rear portcullis frame, the rails dovetailed to the side-frames, and 2 iron hooks for the draw-bar The roof is ceiled to a segmental arch.

It has in the E wall, above the C16 doorway, a blocked window with a segmental rear-arch.

In the N wall is an early C16 window of brick, of 2 lights in a 4-centred head with a moulded label

In the W wall is a C15 window of 2 lights similar to that in the N wall of the Chancel, restored.

The C15 roof is of low-pitched lean-to form, with 3 moulded principal rafters, 2 moulded purlins, and moulded wallplates.

Arched braces spring to the central principal from wall-pieces terminating in carved heads of a man and a woman.

The late C14 tower-arch is 2-centred, of 2 hollow- chamfered orders dying onto the side walls.

The early C14 W window is of 2 trefoiled ogee lights with a quatrefoil in a 2-centred head with moulded label and head-stops.

The late C14 porch has a moulded string course

A C15 piscina in the S wall of the N chapel has moulded jambs and cinquefoiled 2-centred arch in a square head with traceried spandrels, drain destroyed.

The font is octagonal with panelled bowl, the panels alternately filled with roses and shields (one with a plain cross, of which the arms are mutilated), moulded upper and lower edge, buttressed stem and hollow-chamfered base, late Cl5/early C16.

Fragments of C13

C15 glass in the N window of the nave,

of C14-C16 glass in the N window of the N chapel.

Reset on boards in the N chapel are brasses (1) part of the border of a large Flemish brass, c.1375, engraved on both sides with figures of apostles and winding ribbon with portions of the Creed in Latin, the background richly ornamented with conventional vine leaves and bunches of grapes

on one side are seated figures of the Virgin and Child, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, and symbols of St. Mark and St. Luke

on the reverse is an abandoned design with the figures of St. James the Less and St. Thomas and symbols of St. Luke and Mark, (2) of John de Boys, 1419, figure in plate armour with feet on lion (upper part of helmet and parts of sword missing, broken below the knee-pieces and at the left ankle) and Margaret (Battail) his wife, figure with veiled head-dress and long gown, with a lap-dog at her feet, inscription plate missing, (3) of Katherine,wife of Thomas Darcy, 1535, figure with pedimental head-dress, gown with square neck-line, partlet, tight sleeves with fur cuffs, with pomander hanging from jewelled clasp of belt (both lower corners and a small part of right arm missing) , (4) of Anthony Darcy, 1540, figure with flat-topped helmet and plate gorget, with feet on greyhound, 'crude local workmanship, copied from the brass of John de Boys, the style of armour an incongruous mixture of that of the early C15 and the mid-C16', and inscription plate in English of superior workmanship with elaborate floral border and 2 shields of arms (with on the reverse, C15 figures of priests), (5) of Philippa, wife of Thomas Darcy, 1559, figure with French hood, overgown with short puffed

slashed sleeves, plain undergown with small ruffs at neck and wrists, and ribbon ties, and suspended ornament inscribed IHS, and inscription in Latin,(6) of Thomas Darcy of Langbrooks (now Limesbrook Farm), 1624/5, inscription only.

Also a large stone slab with indents corresponding with the brass of Anthony Darcy, 4 shields and the Flemish border In the S wall of the Chancel is a recessed and canopied tomb of Sussex marble, tomb cut down to form a seat, canopy with shafted and panelled jambs, flat arch with traceried spandrels, quatrefoiledfrieze with crenellated cresting, soffit and reveals of recess panelled, and at back indents of a cross, inscription plate and 4 shields

the front of it, with moulded base, 3 recessed diamonds, and indents for 3 brasses, is reset in the N wall of the Chancel

it has been identified as of Thomas Darcy, 1558, and his third wife Elizabeth (Munday), 1559, erected by Robert Bedingfield, her second husband (N. Briggs, above).

On the N wall of the N chapel is a monument to Thomas Darcy, 1593, and Camylla (Guycciardyne), his wife, of marble, with moulded and gadrooned base having thereon a kneeling figure of man in armour and wife at prayer-desk, set in a recess flanked by square pilasters and surmounted by obelisks and an achievement of arms

in front of the base, figures of 3 sons and 6 daughters.