Church Of St Margaret Of Antioch

The Church of St Margaret of Antioch, located on Church Hill in Stanford-le-Hope, is primarily from the 14th century, but it contains significant remains from the 12th and 13th centuries, along with later alterations. The building is constructed of ragstone rubble, with some flint and limestone dressings, and features tiled roofs. The nave dates back to around 1180 and includes remnants of 12th-century windows in the north wall. The north arcade, which is from the 13th century, consists of four bays with two-centred arches supported by two round columns and one octagonal column, all featuring moulded bases and capitals. The responds have attached half columns.

At the east end, one bay of the south arcade remains, while the rest is from the 14th century. The clerestorey, also from the 14th century, has three windows on the north side and five on the south, all designed in a quatrefoil style. The chancel, which is from the 14th century, has a modern east window and features both 14th and 15th-century windows in the north wall. The south wall includes an early 14th-century two-centred arch with grouped attached shafts, moulded capitals, and bases. The chancel arch, dating from the 14th century, is two-centred and has two hollow chamfered jambs.

The south chapel contains 15th-century windows and a 14th-century west archway. The north aisle, also from the 14th century, features two 14th-century windows with trefoiled ogee lights and a north doorway with moulded jambs and a two-centred arch. The south aisle is similarly from the 14th century but has 15th-century windows and a 14th-century south door, which includes moulded jambs, a two-centred arch, and a label. The north tower is from the 19th century, while the south porch dates to the 16th century. The south aisle retains some 14th-century roofing, featuring moulded principals, purlins, and bosses carved with geometric designs. The south porch has moulded tie beams with braces and moulded wall plates. There is also a monument from 1711 to Sir Heneage Fetherstone, adorned with cherubs and bones.