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In a recess with quatrefoil decoration in the North chancel wall is an unrestored 15th-century effigy of a lady, possibly of
Blanche St. Leger (d. 1483) on a tomb chest. The recess is much too low for the monument which was probably moved here from elsewhere in the church. Above this is a monument to
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opposite the south porch were thought to be 13th-century, making them as old as the oldest part of the present church on the site. However, a survey by the Yew Tree
Campaign states that they are actually 1,500 years old which means they probably date to a church on the site which predates the present
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The church is built with coursed shale rubble with freestone dressings and with windows of
Hamhill stone and a slate roof. The embattled parapet to the tower, the south aisle and the porch were added when 'This church was beautified in ye year of Our Lord 1704' according to an inscription over the
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The south aisle, north transept and the top stages of the tower are of the 15th century. The south aisle was cleared of pews in 2005 and leads to the open belfry which holds the six bells. The present set of bells were cast and hung in 1733 and are by
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period, dates to the late 12th-century and so predates the church in which it sits; it has a square bowl sitting on a round stem and supporting pillars with four flat blank arches to each side of the top. In this font was baptised
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depicts four carved figures which represent St Peter holding the Keys to Heaven; the Virgin Mary carrying lilies; St Martin armed with a sword and St John holding a quill and with an eagle at his feet. In the North
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is wagon-shaped with open timbers and dates to the late 19th-century but may incorporate some earlier timbers. The nave is separated from the South aisle by one narrow and three wide bays. The
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Perpendicular period having been added between 1560 and 1590. The tops of the columns are decorated with leaves, shields and faces on the capitals. The column nearest the
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south porch. The four pinnacles at the summit of the tower were added in the 19th century. The tower, chancel arch, parts of the
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