St Peter'S Church

St. Peter's Church is a parish church located on the west side of The Street in Westleton. It dates from the early 14th century and features a nave, chancel, and south porch. The church is constructed of random flint with remnants of plasterwork on the north and west sides of the nave. The nave and chancel have thatched roofs, while the porch has plain tiles. At the west end of the nave, there are roofed-over remains of the original tower, which collapsed in 1770, and a later tower that was demolished in the mid-20th century; these have been replaced by a brick bellcote.

The nave and chancel each consist of three bays and mainly feature restored 2-light windows with Y tracery. However, the north nave and chancel each contain one 3-light window from the 15th century. The west end of the south chancel wall has a smaller mid-14th century window set lower down. There is a Priest's doorway to the south chancel and a blocked doorway to the north nave. The east window is a fine 5-light window with intersecting tracery, which was renewed in 1977.

The simple south porch from the 14th century has been repaired with brick and features a brick parapet. Inside, there is a 15th-century octagonal font with a carved bowl and stem, as well as a good set of 16 nave benches with poppyhead ends and side doors, installed in 1857. The north stalls of the chancel incorporate traceried remains of a 15th-century rood screen. The south chancel contains an impressive early 14th-century triple sedilia and piscina, both featuring cinquefoil cusped arches under continuous moulding, supported by circular pillars with broad capitals and bases.

The splay of the southeast nave window has a trefoil-headed niche, and nearby in the south nave wall is a simple piscina, indicating the position of a medieval altar. The eastern splay of the northeast nave window incorporates richly carved remains of a founder's tomb. The chancel features a 14th-century Purbeck marble slab with a canopied indent of a priest, along with several black ledger slabs, mostly from the 18th century. The north chancel wall has three early to mid-19th century monuments dedicated to members of the Woods family. The church is designated as Grade II* for its well-preserved medieval fabric.