From Historic England’s Listing description-
“LONGWORTH
CHURCH LANE
SU39NE (North side)
3/141
Church of St. Mary
21/11/66
GV I
Church. Early C13; nave remodelled in late C13. early C15 chancel, west tower and north aisle. Roughcast, limestone ashlar dressings; lead roof, stone slate roof to chancel and adjoining north chapel. Aisled nave with south porch, chancel and west tower. Early C15 three-light east window. South wall of chancel has, from right to left, early C15 three-light square-headed window, offset buttress, C17 segmental-arched chamfered doorway, late C18 wall tablet and similar early C15 two-light square headed window. North chapel, continued from aisle, has 2 offset buttresses and C17 three-light cavetto-moulded mullioned window. North wall of nave has C17 one- and two-light stone mullioned windows to C15 clerestorey; buttressed aisle has C17 segmental-arched chamfered doorway flanked by early C15 two-light square and trefoil-headed window and early C16 square- and round-headed window; C15 one-light trefoil-headed window in west wall. South wall of nave has two similar early C15 clerestory windows, crenellated parapet to south aisle and porch; porch has late C13 pointed double-chamfered doorway with late C18 double-leaf doors; chamfered pointed arch to south doorway with ancient plank door. Porch flanked by late C13 two-light window and early C15 two-light square-headed window to left. C15 west tower has offset corner buttresses, early C15 three-light west window and two-light square headed windows to top third level; crenellated parapet with gargoyles to spouts.”
St Mary’s Church as viewed from the southwest.
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