The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Sandstone rubble, sandstone ashlar, tile and stone slate roofs.

Aisled three-plus- three-bay nave, chancel and crypt with polygonal east end, west tower, south chapel and north porch, the last formed from the north transept of earlier cruciform C12 church.

west doorway has deeply moulded 2- centred head with fillets, attached shafts and plain capitals, label extends into string, also with fillet, C13 strap hinges to door

Next to the south door is a segmentally-headed 3-light C15 window, each light having a cinquefoiled head, under a label with two restored head-stops

Main roofs have restored collar trusses, some with arch braces to collars, that over the south chapel, probably C14, is the least restored

Nave arcade has 2-centred C13 double-chamfered arches, circular piers with octagonal abaci and water- holding bases.

over the chancel arch RCHM reported signs of large figure painting, probably a Doom.

Chancel has piscina with 2-centred head, recessed trefoil and quatrefoil drain linked to similarly headed three-bay sedilia with quatrefoil shafts and ball-flower enrichment, fragments of C13 stained glass to angled windows at east end and relatively complete east window, reported by RCHM, with St John and Christ at the Last Supper and The Adoration.

entry to newel of tower has chamfered semi- circular head and elaborate C13 strap hinges on ledged plank door.

On north side of the chancel is an early C17 aedicule framed by two composite columns enclosing two figures at a prie-dieu for Peter Farnons and family

seven stalls with misericords and desks to each side of chancel

on the south side two brass plaques for John Gough, died 1618, and his wife, Marie, died 1620.

In south chapel another Gough brass wall plaque, for Thomas Gough Jnr, died 1741, aged 25, with incised encomium and following conclusion: Reader be wary how you catch at Time, he has a lock before but bald behind Mourn for the mourners not for the dead, For he's at rest they in tears.

Two piscinae in south wall, both C13, one with trefoiled ogee head.

Chest tomb for Richard and Anne Willison by John Gildo, possibly an Italian, of Hereford, of 1574, mutilated effigies, 2-panelled sides with pointed heads separated by tapered Ionic pilasters, each north panel containing a stylised weeper

beneath east window an elaborate C17 panelled screen in three panels with carved vine leaves and twisted columns, probably Iberian, in front of which is C17 communion table.

Font under tower has massive undecorated circular bowl on large cyclindrical steps, possibly C13.

South aisle has late medieval chest with strap hinges, richly embroidered 3-panel altar frontal with a chalice in the centre and "INI".

brattished C15 beam probably part of rood screen

C15 and C17 parclose screen encloses the Lulham Pew, balustered columns, acanthus carving and acorn finials, seven-bay cinquefoiled C15 panelling to north and south, brattished top