Church Of The Ascension

The Church of the Ascension is mainly an early 14th-century building with some restoration from 1862, possibly by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is constructed of ashlar with a stone and lead roof. The church consists of a west tower, a 3-bay nave with north and south aisles that enclose the tower, and a 2-bay chancel.

The west tower has three stages, featuring a Perpendicular window to the belfry, an embattled parapet with crocketed finials, and a pyramidal roof. The north and south aisles have four bays, each with two 3-light windows with intersected tracery. The south porch has a hoodmould with head-stops, and its arch is decorated with ballflower detailing. The lower, 2-bay chancel has two 3-light windows that are similar to those in the aisle. A doorway between these windows has a hoodmould with head-stops. The east window is of 5 lights with cusping and a 6-pointed roundel at the top. The north side of the chancel has a round-headed window at the east end. Buttresses to the aisles and chancel have offsets and ridged, sloping tops, which are repeated in the window ledges. Ashlar copings with crocketed finials and a gable cross are present on the chancel.

Inside, quatrefoil columns support the north and south arcades beneath the tower. Double-chamfered arches have hoodmoulds with head-stops. The south aisle contains a piscina at the east end and the tomb of Christopher Tancred (died 1754) at the west end. This tomb was moved from the chapel at Whixley Hall in 1905.