Church Of St Bartholomew

The Church of St. Bartholomew is a parish church located on Corton Church Lane. It dates back to the medieval period and was in ruins by the 17th century, with partial restorations occurring in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The church comprises a nave, chancel, west tower, and south porch, but currently, only the chancel and the easternmost bay of the nave are in use. As of June 1985, further accommodation was being constructed within the shell of the nave.

The building is primarily made of flint rubble, with the lower parts of the tower and chancel faced with knapped flint and stone dressings. It features a pantiled roof. The 15th-century square tower is quite tall, with diagonal buttresses that have three offsets and a crenellated parapet adorned with flushwork panels. The original three-light west window is now blocked, and there are square pierced stone openings at the ringing chamber level, along with belfry openings that have missing tracery. The 14th-century three-bay nave originally had Perpendicular-style windows, which are now mostly missing, except for those in the eastern bay that have been renewed. There are original moulded doorways on the north and south sides, and the 15th-century porch has been extensively restored in the 20th century.

Inside, the part of the church that is in use was re-roofed in 1870. The south nave contains the rood loft stairs and a simple piscina. The chancel features a combined piscina and triple sedilia with crocketted ogee arches, installed in the early 20th century and incorporating part of the original found in a nearby house. There is a well-preserved octagonal font dating from around 1500, with panels on the bowl carved alternately with lions and angels bearing shields, and angels depicted on the underside of the bowl, with four lions on the stem. A stone reredos was installed in 1913, incorporating some medieval work, and a 14th-century carved cross from the east gable is stored inside the chancel.