Church Of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret, located on Fletton Avenue, is a Grade I listed building primarily dating from around 1150 and 1300. The mid-12th century nave features a clerestorey added in the 13th century, which includes 17th century square-headed two-light windows. The mid-12th century north aisle was widened in 1901 using rock-faced ashlar and has a Perpendicular style window, while the west window is from the late 13th century. The mid-12th century north chapel is present, along with a south aisle from around 1300 that has 17th century square-headed three-light windows; the east and west windows are late 13th century with three lancet lights in one arch. A double-chamfered south doorway leads into the church.

The mid-12th century chancel features a corbel-table, one blocked south window, and corner buttresses that incorporate reset early 9th century carved stones, likely originally part of a frieze from Peterborough Abbey. The decorated chancel has south windows with reticulated tracery, and the east window, restored in 1888, also features reticulated tracery. A Victorian south porch, built with rock-faced masonry, is present. The late 13th century west tower has angle buttresses with set-offs, large bell openings with Y-tracery, a cornice adorned with ball flowers, and a stone broach spire with two tiers of lucarnes.

Inside, the north arcade, dating from around 1160, originally had four bays, but one pier has been removed and a wide double-chamfered arch inserted. It features round piers with scalloped capitals and round, slightly chamfered arches. The early 14th century south arcade has wide double-chamfered four-centred arches, octagonal piers, and moulded capitals. The chancel arch responds from the 12th century were likely reset around 1300 when the chancel arch wall was built. There is a two-bay arcade from the chancel to the north chapel, also round-arched with a circular pier and scalloped capital, dating from around 1160. The church has Victorian furnishings and roofs, and the front, dating from around 1661-1662, is octagonal with alternating fluted and panelled sides. Two carved panels on the north wall of the chancel depict saints and are probably from the 12th century or earlier.