Church Of St. Giles

The Church of St. Giles is a disused parish church located in Pitchcott. The nave likely dates from the 12th century, while the chancel was built in the 13th century. The church features 14th and 15th-century windows, and the tower was constructed in the 15th and 16th centuries. The porch was rebuilt in 1662, and the rest of the building underwent significant restoration in 1864. It is made of coursed rubble stone with tiled roofs.

The west tower has a plinth, diagonal buttresses, a plain parapet, and single openings to the bell chamber with cusped rectangular heads. The west doorway and window, both from the 15th century, have been restored; the doorway features a 4-centred arch with a hoodmould, while the window has two traceried lights. The nave includes two bays of two-light windows with cusped flat heads, mostly from the 19th century, and central north and south doorways with 2-centred chamfered arches. The north doorway is blocked, while the south door has a cusped niche above and a gabled porch with a shallow chamfered arch.

The chancel has diagonal buttresses, two restored lancets, and a moulded doorway to the south, along with a 19th-century vestry to the north. The east window features three lights with tracery and a small cusped roundel above. Inside, there is a double hollow-chamfered arch leading to the tower, and a 19th-century chancel arch supported by corbel columns with carved foliage caps and bases. The north wall of the chancel has a rectangular recess, and the south wall contains a cusped piscina. The roofs and glass in the east window are from the 19th century. A 13th-century moulded stone book-rest has been relocated to Oving church, and other fittings have been sold and dispersed. The building is set to be converted into a house.