Church Of St Giles

The Church of St. Giles is a church located in Nether Whitacre. The west tower dates back to the 16th century, while the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1870. The tower is made of ashlar stone, the nave features rock-faced ashlar, and the chancel is constructed from coursed rubble, with both the tower and nave incorporating medieval masonry. The roof is covered with plain tiles and has stone coped verges.

The church has a west tower, a four-bay nave with a south porch, and a single-bay chancel with a northeast vestry. The west tower consists of two stages, featuring a plinth with moulded coping, diagonal buttresses on the western corners, square buttresses on the eastern corners, and a plain parapet with moulded coping. The first stage and belfry have pointed windows with Y-tracery and returned hood moulds. Notably, there is a re-used 14th-century stone on the right side of the west face, carved into a trefoiled ogee arch, possibly from a former niche or piscina. Above the west window of the tower is a fragment of a frieze with carved heads, and at the belfry string level, there are grotesque heads. Midway up the south face, there is a carved shield with supporters.

The nave features pointed two-light windows with Decorated tracery, and the gabled south porch has a pointed doorway with a scroll-moulded hood that includes naturalistic foliage stops. The chancel windows are similar to those in the nave, with the east window having three lights. The 19th-century vestry incorporates re-used medieval masonry and has one and two-light windows of Decorated style, with a north door that has a Tudor arch, possibly re-used.

Inside, the church has a tall pointed tower arch made of two chamfered orders that spring from cylindrical columns with moulded capitals, and a scroll-moulded hood with naturalistic foliage stops. There is a piscina with a segmental head, a roll and filler moulded surround, and a basin carved with naturalistic foliage. The fittings include a 19th-century octagonal stone font, a full set of 19th-century pine benches and choir stalls, a semi-octagonal pulpit made of wood on a stone base, and a 19th-century altar rail with decorative wrought iron brackets.