Church Of St Nicholas

The Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building located in Rotherfield Greys. It features Romanesque architecture with an early 17th century chapel and underwent restoration in 1865 by W. Woodman. The church has a red brick base and is constructed of flint with stone dressing, with some parts rendered, and a plain tile roof. It consists of a 4-bay nave and a 2-bay chancel, with the Knollys chapel situated to the north.

The entrance includes a 19th century studded door positioned to the right of the center, leading into a gabled flint porch with a tiled roof. Inside, there are reset medieval tiles on the floor, and a blocked Romanesque doorway to the left. The nave features a 19th century paired lancet window at the center and a single lancet window to the right. The Knollys chapel projects forward on the left side and has a polygonal end with a central 3-light plate tracery window flanked by buttresses and topped with a cross-gable. There are also 2-light plate tracery windows on the left and right returns. The west end of the church has a lancet window with a quatrefoil window above, flanked by stopped buttresses. The south side showcases 19th century lancet windows, except for a square window at the center of the nave.

A bell tower rises from the ridge, featuring a tile-hung base, a timber-frame chamber, and a tiled spire. Inside, there is a 12th century font that is square with recessed shafts and water-leaf and stiff-leaf capitals at the corners. A brass commemorates Lord Robert de Grey, dating from around 1387, located in front of the altar. In the Knollys chapel, there is a monument made of painted alabaster and marble, displaying recumbent effigies of Sir Frances and Lady Knollys with kneeling figures of children at their sides. Above the effigies is a canopy featuring Lord William and Lady Knollys before a prayer desk. The chapel also contains 17th century stained glass heraldic shields.

The Knollys chapel was added by William Knollys, the first Earl of Banbury and owner of Greys Court, in 1605. Lord Robert de Grey was an earlier owner of Greys Court.