St Peter's Church is a church in

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. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The church consists of a

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. Ove ...

, north porch, tower,

vestry A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in England, Wales and some English colonies which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquiall ...

and north and south aisles. The tower dates from the 13th century and has an external turret, renewed shafts, arch mouldings, a west window dating from c15th century, west door, Y-tracery bell openings, lancet windows, pinnacles and battlements. The arcades are thought to date from the early 12th century. The third bay is thought to have been added c1300, the same time as the south aisle. The chancel, which is thought to date from c1330, has large windows at the side and the east window is reticulated. The

clerestory In architecture, a clerestory ( ; , also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level. Its purpose is to admit light, fresh air, or both. Historically, ''clerestory'' denoted an upper l ...

was built in the 15th century. The south aisle wall was rebuilt during the 1866–67 restoration by Millican and Smith as were other parts of the church.

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