[3] The church was rebuilt in 1776, reusing medieval foundations and is considered a good example of the early Gothic revival.

He was a cousin of the Frampton family and had been a frequent visitor to their home, Okers Wood House.

Lawrence's mother arranged with the Framptons to have him buried in their family plot in the separate burial ground of St Nicholas' Church.

[4][5] Mourners included Winston and Clementine Churchill, E. M. Forster, and Lawrence's youngest brother Arnold.

[6][1][7] In 1940, the church suffered a direct hit from a German bomb, and was largely destroyed.