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to the west end and the south side). There are 2 segment-headed arches opening on to the north porch; a vestry door to the east, a porch door (with inscription above) to the west, and a stone bench along the nave wall. The interior is characterised by a 4-bay nave with a hammer-beam roof. The chancel
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octagonal stone chimneys to the vestry on the north side. There is a nave with the western baptistry and the north porch and lower chancel. The windows to the chancel's side walls are original, with triple lancets to the east end that possibly date to the 19th century. All the other windows are early
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possibly from the 19th century. On the south side of the nave, there is a mural stair which leads to a polygonal pulpit carved in stone. As to the font, this is possibly from the 17th century, and it has a hexagonal bowl carried on a column mounted on an octagonal plinth. The seating in both the
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