St Mary's Church, Ashwell

The church has a restored chancel with northern and southern chapels. The church has northern and southern aisles, a southern chapel, a northern chapel (which is now an organ chamber and vestry), a chancel and a western tower. The oldest fabric in the church, dating from the 12th century, is the western bay of the northern arcade. Most of the church however, dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. Some parts date from 1851 when restoration was carried out by William Butterfield. The font was donated by Viscountess Downe. The church has no clerestory and the aisles have no parapets. The northern aisle dates from but most of the church dates to the 13th century, when it was rebuilt. The…