Church Of St Peter

MONKS ELEIGH CHURCH HILL 1. 5377 (east side) Church of St Peter TL 9647 54/775 23.1.58. I 2. A flint church with stone dressings largely of the C14 and C15 standing on the site of a Saxon church. The C15 west tower has flush flint and stone panelling, set back buttresses and a half octagonal stair turret on the south face. The parapet is castellated and the upper stage of the tower has octagonal buttresses terminated by crocketted pinnacles. The aisles and chancel have castellated parapets. The south arcade of the nave is C14 with octagonal piers with concave sides. The north arcade has plain octagonal piers. The font is C13 with a square bowl on a moulded central shaft and 4 corner pillars. There is a fine C15 octagonal pulpit with traceried panels. The chancel was rebuilt in 1855.

Listing NGR: TL9662147752