Church of St James

The Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building located in Wold Newton, dating back to the 12th century, with significant alterations in 1768, and restorations in 1876 and 1923. The church is constructed from coursed squared rubble and red and yellow brick, topped with a pantiled roof. It features a two-bay nave with a west bellcote and a two-bay chancel. The nave includes a low chamfered plinth on the south and west sides, and a high chamfered plinth on the north side. The south door has a segmental head and a semicircular hood-mould with imposts, and there is a datestone above it marking the year 1768. The south window has a pointed brick head and 20th-century glazing. The gables are coped with kneelers. The lower chancel has a two-light pointed east window with Geometrical tracery, a stepped brick eaves cornice, and a raised coped gable with kneelers. Inside, there are reset 12th-century responds with scallop capitals in the chancel, and a late 12th-century base with stiff-leaf foliage supporting a 19th-century font. This church is noted to be the smallest in the county.