Lower 3 stages of the tower are Saxon; top stage is Norman. Rest of the church is C14.<1> Walls are flint rubble mixed with Roman brick and some freestone; dressings are limestone and the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. RCHM dates central tower and remains of nave S arcade to early C12 (in fact lower part of tower is pre-Conquest - see MCC7019). Early in C14 the chancel was rebuilt and later in this century the N and S transepts were built. The tower S arch was inserted in C15. Greater part of the nave and both side aisles were pulled down in 1829 and the W wall built. Features and fittings include: C14, C15 windows; C14 doorway in the chancel (photo in RCHM); C14 wall plates in the chancel roof; part of the C15 roof of the N transept is visible in the modern tower staircase; bell chamber in tower floor is supported on C15 timbers altar in the chancel, Purbeck marble with consecration crosses, possibly for insertion in larger slab; chest in N porch, iron-bound, probably C16; 3 C13 coffin lids outside the S porch and nave; early C15 font; early C14 piscina in chancel, C14 piscina in S transept; 4 bench ends, C15, incorporated in reading desk; early C14 sedilia in chancel, almost completely restored; C12 carved capitals from nave built into walls at vicarage, and one is in the garden. RCHM has photos of the church.<2><3> There was a larger nave W of the tower in the Norman period. C15 transepts open off the tower (see MCC7019 for discussion of these in relation to the pre-Conquest church). Graded Aib by Rodwell.<4> Chancel, C14, retains its original roof, 7 cants, plastered.<5>

Site Assessment (Rodwell & Rodwell, 1977)= "The axial tower is a remarkable example of its period."<1> Dampness is a problem in N transept and ground level externally has been lowered a little at some time. A concrete apron has recently been laid around the S side. The graveyard has suffered extensive clearance and is now open and devoid of vegetation.<4><6>

Seven digital photographs taken July 2016.<7>