Church of St Martin, Barcheston

1 Chancel, nave, N aisle with a tower W of it, S aisle-chapel,and S porch to its W. Nave and chancel date from c1190-1200, but there was probably an earlier nave on the site. N aisle added c1220; a blocked round-headed doorway in the E wall indicates that it replaced some sort of transept or chapel. The aisle and arcade were reconstructed later when the NW tower was built. The N and W walls of the tower were in turn rebuilt in the 15th century, probably owing to weakness; a large W buttress was added in the 16th century, and the tower still has a considerable lean to the W. The chancel E and S walls may have been more or less rebuilt in the 15th century re-using older material, and its N wall was rebuilt (refaced?) in the 18th century. S porch probably 14th century. S chapel early 16th century, perhaps built by William Willington (d1555), whose large alabaster tomb occupies the most important position in it; there are other memorials of the 16th century and 17th century in the chapel also. Early 14th century font. All the roofs are modern.
2 Plan of the church.
3 Photographs of the exterior and of the tomb of William and Anne Willington.
7 Noted by Ordnance Survey.
8 Church leaflet.