Parish Church Of St Mary Magdalene

The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene is a church located in Caldecote. It dates back to the 12th century but was largely rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries. The church underwent restoration in 1874 by E J Tarver. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and ashlar, featuring Barnack and Ketton limestone dressings, with roofs made of Collyweston stone slates.

On the south elevation, the nave has two restored 16th-century windows with two four-centred lights in a square head, accompanied by a 14th-century doorway that has wave-moulded jambs and a two-centred arch. There is also a 19th-century west gable bellcote. The chancel contains two late 13th-century lancet windows with moulded labels and mask stops, with the western window being a blocked 'low-side' window carried below the transom.

Inside, the chancel arch features a 19th-century round arch, with 12th-century responds that have scalloped capitals and 19th-century abaci. There is a 13th-century bracket on the north wall of the chancel, along with two 16th-century brackets in the nave and one in the porch that have been reset. A coffin-lid from the 13th or 14th century is found in the window recess of the chancel. The font is a 15th-century octagonal ogee-shaped bowl set against a square pier, with a plain attached stem and a moulded base. Additionally, there is a 13th-century locker in the chancel and a piscina with chamfered jambs and trefoiled heads, fleur-de-lis spandrels, and a detached central shaft.

For monuments, refer to the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments and the Victoria County History; the churchyard contains several 18th-century tombstones. The chancel was in ruins by 1542, and the 19th-century bellcote replaced a small west tower. The church is now redundant. Recently converted to dwelling.