The church of St. Peter's is a small one of the 13th Century, and may have been erected as a mere Chantry Chapel, built to serve some Hunting Lodge of the Fitz Lewis family. The building is of the Early English Period, consisting of a chancel and a nave. There is a small bell turret at the west end of the church, containing one bell. The church stands across Church Lane from Nevendon Hall just off Nevendon Road.
The walls are built of hard chalk covered with Kentish rag stone which must have been brought across from Kent. The walls are pierced with lancet windows on the north and south walls, from the 13th and 14th Centuries. The east window having been damaged by a mine during WWII was of the Decorated Period and is now of a wondrous stained glass. The roof is supported upon crown posts seated on tie beams and dates from the 15th Century.
One of the unique items within St. Peter's one that is not noticed by many, is the stone Easter Sepulchre in the Chancel. This is built within the north wall and is probably one of only seven churches in England to contain such a permanent stone recess, others had wooden containments, and these were probably being used until the time of the Reformation in the 16th Century. Not all Parish churches had a right to possess such a Sepulchre.
In the north wall near the door is a small recess for holy water, once called a "Benitier", it being the custom in the Middle Ages for people to dip their fingers into to make the sign of the cross. The ancient font has been "lost", probably thrown out by the Puritans after a "visitation" by Parliamentary forces in the 17th Century. It is believed by many locals to be still buried somewhere in the churchyard. The church bell previously mentioned dates from 1750 and is dedicated to Cole Sawell, a churchwarden of that period.
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