Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a former parish church located in North Pickenham, now disused. The nave dates from the 11th century, while the west tower is likely from the 14th century. The chancel has been replaced with a small altar chamber from the post-medieval period. The church is constructed of flint, partly rendered, with brick and limestone dressings. It features a pantiled roof over the nave and a hipped slate roof over the chancel.

The square, unbuttressed west tower has a restored west door in the Perpendicular style, which includes a square head and spandrel panels. Inside, the church contains wall paintings dating from around 1090 to the 17th century, which are of exceptional interest. There is also a 2-light west window with cusped Y-tracery. The north and south nave walls each have small high-level semicircular-headed double splayed windows, with the north window showing traces of painted decoration in the reveal. The north-east window retains some remains of tracery, likely from the 14th century.

The 14th-century tower arch features a triple plain chamfer and polygonal piers, and there are blocked north and south doors. An angle piscina with a petalled bowl is located at the south-east corner of the nave. The nave roof, which has been re-erected, is simple and consists of three tie beams and two tiers of butt-purlins from the post-medieval period. The plain semicircular chancel arch is flanked by irregular arched niches.