The parish church
of St. Mary stands by itself on rising ground about a quarter of a
mile from the village, and is built of flint rubble cemented over,
with stone dressings and a tiled roof. It consists of a chancel,
nave, north aisle, north vestry, south porch and west tower.
The chancel, nave
and tower are of the 15th century, probably late, but the
restoration in the 19th century, when the chancel was lengthened
and the aisle, vestry and porch were added, has obscured the
history of the building.
The nave has a
modern north arcade. In the south wall are two windows, possibly of
the 15th century, but much defaced with cement. That near the east
is of two lights and the other of a single light. The modern porch
is of brick. The tower arch is of 15th-century date. The tower, of
two receding stages, has a brick parapet, probably modern. The west
window is of two lights with tracery in a four-centred head, and is
much repaired with cement; the belfry stage windows, in the north
and west faces, are of two lights in a square head and are in very
bad condition.
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would
just ask that you could let
Sadexploration know first so he can
keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid
duplication.