St Thomas of Canterbury

The most remarkable feature of the church is its Early English western tower and spire (c1200), which is an early 13th century two stage unbuttressed tower, with chamfered string course, a 13th century corbel table with human heads, early 13th century ashlar broach spire with two tiers of gabled lucarnes in the principal directions, all having annular shafts and pointed lights, the tower ones with pierced quatrefoils and dogtooth surrounds. The belfry stage of the tower has single lancets. There are three bells.

The west wall has a lancet with above a trilobed and gabled empty niche, in which may have stood a sculpture of either the Martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury, or of the Virgin and Child. In the west wall of the north aisle there is a two light 14th century window with cusped ogee heads and quatrefoil. In the north wall there is a pointed chamfered doorway with beyond a late 13th century “Y” traceried window.

In the east wall there is a three ight window matching that to the west. There are three two light 14th century clerestory windows, with cusped ogee heads and moulded pointed surrounds. Above, there is a plain moulded parapet. The early 14th century chancel has a pair of two light windows having curvilinear tracery, mouchettes, and pointed chamfered surrounds. There is a 19th century three light east window with quatrefoil to gable. The two southern chancel windows match those to the north, the more westerly with a triskele. Beyond there is a contemporary low side window, cusped, in a rectangular surround. The south aisle (c1300), with moulded parapet, has an easterly two-light window, and to the south side has a three light window, with “Y” tracery and with shallow cusping. To the west there is an early 14th century two light window, with cusped ogee heads and quatrefoil.