Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church located in Carlton Colville. It features a medieval tower, while the rest of the church was largely rebuilt in 1884 in the Decorated style. The church comprises a nave, chancel (which includes an organ chamber), a west tower, a south porch, and a north vestry. The structure is constructed of random flint, mostly knapped, with some stone elements, and has plaintiled roofs.

The square tower, primarily from the 14th century, may have an earlier lower section that includes a lancet west window. It has three-stage diagonal buttresses on the west side, two-light openings in the bell chamber, and a crenellated parapet with flushwork. The nave has four bays with mainly Decorated style windows. At the west end, there are two two-light windows in Perpendicular style on the south side and a renewed 12th-century window on the north side. The porch and vestry were entirely constructed in 1883-1884.

The chancel has three bays and features two-light windows, some of which may be reused, as well as a three-light east window. Inside, the nave has a scissor-braced rafter roof, while the chancel has a boarded wagon roof, both dating from the late 19th century. In the south sanctuary, there is a piscina with a cusped ogee arch. The church also contains a 15th-century carved octagonal font on a two-stepped base, adorned with four lions on the stem, angels on the underside of the bowl, and alternating angels and lions on the bowl panels. The church is listed as Grade II* for its medieval features, particularly the tower and font.