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The church is constructed in stone, with stone slate roofs. At its centre is a Norman tower, the plan of which is an irregular hexagon. To the east of the tower is a chancel, and to the west is a nave with a south porch. The nave now measures 33 feet (10.1 m) in length. The chancel is about
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with a cross at its apex. The windows in the nave are similar in style to those in the chancel, and between the two windows on the north side is a blocked doorway. The south porch is opposite to this and is gabled. Its inner doorway, dating from the 13th century, has two orders and is
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was added to its east side. At that time the nave measured 21 feet 6 inches (6.6 m) by 13 feet 8 inches (4.2 m). In 1732 a west gallery was erected; this was approached from the outside of the church by steps and a south doorway. In 1873 the church was
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21 feet 6 inches (6.6 m) long; its width tapers from 12 feet 1 inch (3.7 m) at the western end to 11 feet 3 inches (3.4 m) at the east. The tower is divided into three stages by
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The church stands in a circular churchyard, suggesting that there was an earlier church on the site, or even that the site could be pre-Christian. However, there is no mention of the church in the
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