You have entered the church by the north door and if you walk round to the left, in a clockwise direction, this guide will point out some of the interesting features of this ancient building and its contents. (plan of church)

Against the wall to the right of the door once stood the ancient parish chest which has unfortunately been stolen. It had three locks which required the churchwardens and the vicar to all be present when the chest was unlocked.

Straight ahead is the doorway to the vestry with panelling that will be referred to later. To its right is what has been identified as a travelling pulpit, this once would have been tied to the back of a horse to enable ministers to preach the word throughout the countryside. Previously an earlier pulpit was located to the south side of the chancel arch.

In front of you is the old almsbox with a modem base. Standing at the foot of the tower are pews that have been placed to provide seating for a choir. These are screened off from the north and south transept by carved wooden panels which originally had been part of the rood screen as had the vestry doors.

On the left can be seen an old box which once stored bread but latterly has been used as a Bible box. The approach to the sanctuary houses a fine 17th century chandelier overhead. The walls reveal many alterations to this old church, as you study the north wall, the remains of an earlier doorway can still be seen. This possibly provided the original entry into the Chancel before the later door was created at the east end beside the Communion table. The Communion table and rails are fine Jacobean work, however the metalwork cross is a modern copy of one used at Winchester Cathedral.

Proceeding to the transept on the south side, you will find a Piscina, a small bowl for washing the Communion vessels which suggests this area was used as an additional chapel. An inscription on the wall reminds us all of our mortality, it reads -'As thou art so was I, as I am so thou shalt bee'. Here also stands a wheeled bier that was still used until after World war II.

Returning to the nave, the pews are Victorian. Traces of early painted decoration can still be seen and evidence of later alterations are clearly visible. The pillars suggest the nave was constructed around 1200 with the side aisles being added later. The font is very plain and dates to the early Norman period Above the Chancel arch is the coat of arms for King Charles I, dated 1641 .Somewhat surprisingly it survived the Civil war, although this may have resulted because of its timely removal and later restoration to the church.

There are also many interesting memorial stones both inside the church and in the grave yard.
In keeping with this ancient church are some fine bells which vary in age between the 17th century and the early 19th century.
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