Church Of St Nicholas

The Church of St Nicholas is a church dating primarily from the 13th and 14th centuries, built of squared coursed lias and limestone with ashlar dressings and a lead roof. It comprises an aisled nave, a chancel, and a west tower.

The chancel's south side has a single-window range with a two-light window under a 4-centred arch. The north side features a two-window range of three-light windows also under 4-centred arches, with a north door located between the windows. An ashlar gable parapet is topped by a central gargoyle. The east window is a three-light design. The south aisle has a single-window range with a three-light square-headed window, and a 14th-century double-chamfered pointed arch at the south door. A partially legible 17th-century inscribed tablet sits below the window. The east window of the south aisle is a three-light design, and the west window is from the 19th century. The ashlar gable parapet here includes a corbel table decorated with faces. A lean-to roof covers the aisle. The nave projects eastward beyond the south aisle, demonstrating a half-blocked arch with a single-light window below, and a clasping buttress at the corner. The north aisle has a two-window range with a two-light window with a roundel above to the left and a single lancet to the right. The east window is a three-light design with a pointed arch, and the west window is a three-light design with a 4-centred arch. 18th-century inscribed tablets are attached to the wall on either side of the east window. A lean-to roof, with ashlar gable parapets, runs along this side. The north porch has a timber-framed gable with large curved timbers framing the ribbed and studded door, and a gabled roof covered in plain tiles. The nave clerestory has a three-window range to the south and a two-window range to the north, with two-light square-headed windows. A shallow-pitched roof with ashlar gable parapets is present across the clerestory. The Perpendicular west tower is four-storied with shallow ashlar buttresses to the lower three stages. A two-light west window is on the ground floor, and pairs of two-light bellchamber openings with transoms and cusping appear on each face of the fourth stage. A castellated ashlar parapet is topped with large central gargoyles, and pinnacles at the corners are decorated with tracery and crockets. A 20th-century boiler room adjoins the tower to the south.

Inside, a double-chamfered chancel arch leads into the nave. The three-bay nave arcade features double-chamfered pointed arches: those on the south, likely from around 1300, have quatrefoil piers, while those on the north date to the mid-14th century, with octagonal piers. The east end of the south arcade is partially blocked by the return corner of the south aisle. A tall, triple-chamfered tower arch defines the tower entrance. The nave and north aisle roofs retain original timbers. A double ogee-headed sedilia is located to the right of the altar. Monuments include a memorial to Mark Brewater, who died in 1612, depicting a kneeling figure under a semi-circular arch flanked by pilasters with a coat of arms and obelisks above. Several 18th-century black inscribed tablets are set into the nave floor, with numerous 19th-century marble wall tablets elsewhere. Fragments of 17th-century panelling are found around the altar. 19th-century stained glass is in the east window and some north and south aisle windows, alongside medieval stained glass in the south-east clerestory window. The font is octagonal and Perpendicular in style. A Jacobean communion rail is also present, featuring turned balusters.