The church of All
Saints, standing on high ground about the centre of the parish, is
built of flint rubble with stone dressings and the roofs are tiled.
It consists of a chancel, north chapel, nave, north aisle,
south-west tower, north and south porches and south vestry.
The original
11th century church consisted of a chancel, nave and
north aisle with an arcade. In the 14th century the
western portion of the present north chapel was built, parts of the
nave arcade were replaced and the aisle may have been widened. In
the 15th century the north chapel was extended
eastwards, new windows were inserted throughout the church, the
aisle rebuilt and a rood turret and west tower added. The church
was restored in the 19th century, the western arch of
the nave was replaced, the south vestry and north and south porches
were added.
The nave has a
12th century north arcade of three bays. In the south
wall is a 12th century doorway which was formerly
external, but now leads into the modern vestry. To the east of the
window in the south wall is a late 14th century piscina.
The chancel has a 15th century arch and screen. In the
south wall at the eastern end is a 15th century window
of three lights with modern tracery. The roof of the chapel is an
early 16th century king-post roof, much repaired. The
west tower is of three stages with an embattled parapet and a small
leaded spire. The west doorway, west window above, and the four
bell-chamber lights are all of the late 15th century.
The north and south porches are both modern.
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.