Church Of St Nichols

The Church of St Nicholas is a parish church largely dating to the 19th century, with origins in the 11th century and significant alterations in the 15th century, further remodeled in 1872 by Sir A.W. Bomfield. The building is constructed of ironstone rubble with ashlar detailing in ironstone and limestone, and has plain tile roofs.

The church features a west tower, a nave, a south porch, a rectangular chancel, and a north recess. The west tower is of 11th-century origin, while its bell stage was rebuilt in 1872. The tower west doorway has a round-headed arch with voussoirs, a plain tympanum, large impost blocks, and a 20th-century ribbed door. A single narrow lancet window sits above the doorway. A moulded stringcourse runs below the bell openings on all four sides, each consisting of two round-headed lights divided by a plain shaft with cushion capital. A plain corbel table is situated above, followed by moulded eaves and a steeply pointed pyramidal roof with a weather vane.

The nave and chancel were mostly rebuilt in 1872. The north side has paired 19th-century windows with hoodmoulds, flanking a blocked 11th-century doorway with a round-headed arch. To the east is a single 19th-century lancet. The east end has a cluster of 19th-century lancets with hoodmoulds and ornate floral label stops. Two 11th-century grave markers lean against the wall below the east window. The south side mirrors the north with paired 19th-century lancets in the chancel and paired and single lancets in the nave, all with hoodmoulds. A 19th-century porch has ashlar dressings and paired lancets on its east and west walls. The interior of the porch contains a pointed 19th-century doorway with roll moulding and a plank door. A remaining 15th-century window on the west side has two cusped ogee lights with a hoodmould.

Inside, a large 19th-century double-chamfered pointed arch marks the tower opening, with round-headed voussoirs, heavy impost blocks, and quoined jambs. A double-chamfered pointed arch leads to the chancel, and another arch opens to the north recess. The east window is flanked by nook shafts supporting a roll-moulded arch with a fillet and filleted hoodmould with floral stops. The church features 19th-century roofs, 20th-century pews, a pulpit, and a lectern. There is a 19th-century aumbry in the south wall of the chancel, along with a late 11th-century drum font with interlaced arches and cable decoration. A drawing from 1803, held at the Lincoln Library, provides a historical record of the church.