Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a redundant church that dates from the medieval period and later. It features a construction of rendered flint with ashlar and some brick dressings, including re-used ashlar in the rebuilt west wall. The church has plaintile roofs and an aisleless nave, which includes a south porch and a north vestry, along with a chancel. The bottom courses of the reveals of a former tower arch or doorway can still be seen in the west wall. The gable has been rebuilt and features a 19th-century bellcote in a Norman style, along with a 2-light west window. The south porch, which is late medieval, has a rebuilt entrance arch.

Notably, there is a fine 12th-century south doorway with three orders (two on nook shafts) adorned with chevron and reel ornament. The nook shafts include one volute capital and three cushion capitals. The late medieval door is made of fielded boards with cover strips and retains some original metalwork. The nave has two 2-light panel traceried windows with flat heads and two blocked Norman loops with wide splays. The chancel features a 3-light Y-traceried south window, although all windows are currently covered with sheets of corrugated iron.

Inside, the church has a 12th-century roll-moulded chancel arch with three orders, the middle order decorated with reel ornament. This arch is supported by a pair of half shafts and nook shafts, with the northern respond missing its nook shafts. There is a 14th-century piscina in the chancel with a cusped arch, and the nave roof, which has been heavily restored, is from the 15th century. The church also contains a 14th-century octagonal font, each facet featuring a different tracery motif. A Baroque monument to Sir Nicholas Garrard, who died in 1727, is by Christopher Horsnaile senior and is made of marble with an architectural background supporting a semi-reclining effigy. The church is located in the Stanford Battle Area.