Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary in Corringham is a Grade I listed building, dating from the late 11th century. It features a west tower, nave, chancel, and both a north aisle and north chapel that were constructed in the 11th and 14th centuries. The church is built from ragstone rubble and flint, with Reigate and limestone dressings, and has plain tiled roofs.

The west tower consists of three stages and is topped with a pyramid roof. Its tower arch is a single plain arch with chamfered imposts, and the keystone on the east side is carved with a small head. While the north, south, and west walls have had their windows renewed externally, they still retain original features on the inside. The tower also displays blind arcading in two upper tiers, featuring semi-circular arches.

Inside, the nave has an early 14th-century north arcade with two-centred arches composed of two chamfered orders. The octagonal columns are adorned with moulded capitals and bases, and the responds have attached half columns. The south wall includes two 19th-century windows and a late 14th-century south doorway. The chancel features a 19th-century east window, while the north wall has an early 14th-century two-centred arch of two chamfered arches, along with a 14th-century window with two trefoiled ogee lights and tracery in a two-centred head. The lower part of the south wall may date back to before the Conquest, and it has two windows, one from the 14th century and another from the 15th century. The chancel arch is from the 19th century.

The north aisle contains a 14th-century window in the north wall and a 19th-century doorway, as well as a 14th-century north doorway with a two-centred arch. The north chapel features a 14th-century east window with three trefoiled ogee lights and modern tracery, as well as a 14th-century window in the north wall. The 14th-century west arch has a two-centred design with two chamfered orders. The vestry and south porch were added in the 19th century. The wall plate of the north aisle is crenellated and hollow moulded, likely from the 14th century. The church underwent restoration in 1843 by Gilbert Scott.