History
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The
church, dedicated to St George, has a fine squat Norman tower typical of
border churches. The existence of a Saxon church on the site of the
present church has been proved. Internally, the church is large and
airy with both north and south aisles. The church, apart from the
tower was largely rebuilt in 1877 (being in a dangerous condition)
by the famous Victorian architect, G E Street.
The Norman
columns in the nave were carefully restored, and one can see the new
matching stones alongside worn original ones. In the north aisle a
plaster ceiling was removed to reveal the splendid 14th century roof
timbers and, where necessary, the lovely carved angels had their wings
renewed. The south aisle had been as wide as the present north aisle
(one can see the boundary markers in the churchyard). It was taken
away and a new smaller aisle built on earlier foundations. This
reduced the height of the roof and allowed ancient clerestory windows to
be reopened.
A vestry at
the east end of the north aisle was
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