Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church dating back to the 14th century. Further additions and alterations occurred during the 15th century, and in 1832 the chancel was extended to align with the Manor Chapel. The church is constructed from Isle of Wight stone rubble, covered by a tiled roof.

The west tower, also from the 15th century, is built of coursed stone rubble and features a higher octagonal stair turret surmounted by a crenellated parapet. A lancet window with a quatrefoil motif is located on the bell stage. Buttresses are present, along with a plinth. The west window on the lower stage contains three lancets with cusped heads and a dripmoulding. The south porch, also 15th century, is stone-built with a round-headed arch. Inside the porch are remains of a stone stoup with a trefoil head. The north porch, also 15th century, is stone built with a gable and a cross-shaped saddle stone. The nave has three cinquefoil headed windows on its north side – one single light and two double lights. The south aisle features three double cinquefoil-headed lights, the rightmost with a hood moulding.

Inside, the nave has a two-bay south arcade with round piers, square abaci chamfered at the corners, and pointed arches with a slight chamfer. The third bay is Perpendicular in style. There is an entrance to a rood loft dating roughly to 1300, and an arch leading to the Manor Chapel. The nave includes a piscina with elaborate Perpendicular brackets. An octagonal stone font is also present, and a stone wall monument in the south aisle commemorates Richard Burleigh, rector of Chale, who died in 1734. It features an open pediment, heaped books, a black marble oval plaque, and a metal coat of arms. The Manor Chapel contains a piscina in the south wall with a shelf above, and a monument to Sir Henry Worsley of the Bengal Army, who died in 1841. This monument consists of a marble wall plaque with a crest flanked by Bengal lancers, and incorporates an oak frieze and a cusped arch. A 12th-century round-headed arch leads to the south chapel, featuring a moulded impost block. Stained glass from the 1860s is present, alongside works by C.E. Kempe from the 1890s.