Church Of St Guthlac

The Church of St Guthlac is a parish church located in Croxton Kerrial. It features a 13th-century west tower with a late 14th-century steeple, a 13th-century nave and aisles, and a chancel from the 13th century that was altered in the 15th century. A south porch was added in 1872, and the south aisle was restored during this time. Significant restorations were carried out by Bodley and Garner between 1895 and 1896, which included new roofs for the nave and chancel. The church is constructed of ironstone with limestone dressings and has lead roofs.

The unbuttressed tower consists of three stages, although it appears as two stages externally. It has an arched lancet on the west side, lancets in the ringing chamber, and paired lancets in the belfry beneath a semi-circular super-arch. The late 14th-century limestone crenellated parapet features corner pinnacles and is topped by an octagonal crocketed spire. The south aisle has a 2-light west window with a quatrefoil vesica dating to around 1300, along with a 19th-century gabled south porch. To the east of the porch are one lancet and one 3-light 19th-century window. The east end of the south aisle contains a 19th-century chapel with 2-light windows.

The north aisle features two 3-light ogeed windows under square heads and an arched doorway between them. The clerestory is in the Perpendicular style, with three 3-light panel tracery windows on the south side under segmental arches and three 2-light windows on the north side under square heads. The chancel windows are also in the Perpendicular style, with the east window having five lights and a single 13th-century lancet on the north side. There is a priests' door at the west end of the chancel.

Inside, the church has a three-bay arcade supported by octagonal piers on the north side and circular piers on the south side. The north piers have polygonal capitals with some nailhead ornament, while the south piers rest on waterholding bases and have undercut capitals. The 19th-century nave roof features tie beams on arched braces, along with a ridge piece and purlins. The tower arch is triple chamfered, and the chancel arch is double chamfered. The font, dating from the 12th century, is octagonal with engaged columns supporting the stem and intersecting arches leading to the bowl, which also features nailhead decoration. In the chancel, there is an alabaster floor slab dedicated to John Spethyn, dated 1460.