Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building located on Main Street in Thorpe Mandeville. This church dates back to the 14th century, with the chancel restored in 1872 by A. Hartshorne. It is constructed from coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, topped with a slate roof. The building features a chancel, a north organ chamber, a nave, and a north aisle, along with a south porch and a west tower.

The east window of the chancel is a decorated three-light window, while the south windows and the priest's doorway also exhibit decorated styles. To the left of the doorway, there is a low side window that is a trefoil-headed lancet with a transom. The south nave windows feature 19th-century tracery. The south porch, dating from the 14th century, has an inner doorway that also dates from this period, complete with a crocketed ogee hood, finial, and head stops. The north aisle contains decorated two-light windows with flowing tracery.

The 14th-century tower is adorned with corner pinnacles, two-light bell openings featuring flowing tracery, and a recessed saddleback roof. A small stone figure is positioned high on the east side of the tower.

Inside, there is a 14th-century trefoil-headed piscina recess in the chancel, and the north arcade consists of three bays with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches. The roofs were added in the 19th century. A wall painting of St. Christopher from the 14th century can be found on the north wall of the nave. The east and two south chancel windows contain stained glass created around 1872 by Powell and Sons, along with a mosaic reredos also by Powell.

Additionally, there is a monument to Thomas Kirton, who died in 1601, along with his wife and twelve children. This stone wall monument features kneeling figures in relief, framed by an open scroll pediment and reclining figures flanking a coat of arms.