| St Nicholas at Compton is one of the most notable Anglo-Saxon churches in the country.
The south west corner of the nave and the chancel walls are of the same date but the main fabric of the building is late Norman. There is a nave with a three bay arcade , aisles, chancel, tower arch, north and south trancepts, south doorway and an extraordinary double sanctuary. The roof sweeps down over the aisle in a cat-slide with three dormers to light the celestory. A window in the South wall, showing the “scratch dial”. A stick inserted in the hole cast a shadow on the wall. Each of the marks represents the time of the various services. The window was re-opened in 1929. |
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