Church Of St Botolph

The Church of St Botolph is a Grade II* listed church located in Brampton, dating from the 14th century with 19th-century additions. It is constructed of squared coursed lias with ashlar dressings and features a slate and lead roof. The church has an aisled nave, a chancel, and a west tower. The south elevation of the chancel, added in the 19th century, includes two 2-light windows with reticulated tracery and a moulded stone eaves gutter with a gargoyle. The gabled roof has ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and a finial. The east window is a 3-light design with reticulated tracery, and the north aisle has a similar gabled projection. The south aisle, dating from the 14th century, features a 3-window range of 3-light windows with reticulated tracery, with similar windows on the east and west sides. There is a lean-to roof with ashlar parapets, and a porch is situated between the first and second windows from the right.

The west tower consists of three stages, with a 2-light window in the first stage featuring quatrefoil tracery and 2-light windows on each face of the third stage. The tower is topped with a crenellated parapet and has crocketted pinnacles at the corners. Inside, the nave has a 4-bay double chamfered arcade supported by octagonal piers. There is a double chamfered chancel arch and a chamfered tower arch. The nave roof is reputed to date from around 1802, while the chancel roof is from the late 19th century. The east window and a window in the north aisle contain stained glass by C. Parish, based on a drawing by Professor Erckhart of Dresden. Another window in the north aisle is by John Poyntz, and there is a fragment of medieval glass in the centre window of the north aisle. A tablet over the south door is dated 1675.