During the 1960s and 1970s it suffered from decay and vandalism, but repairs have been carried out since it was vested with the Churches Conservation Trust.

[4][5] St Nicholas is constructed in flint, with some conglomerate and brick, and has limestone dressings.

Its plan consists of a nave, a chancel with a north vestry (previously a porch), and a west tower.

The tower has a west doorway in Norman style, which has possibly been re-set from elsewhere in the church.

Inside the upper part of the tower is a 17th-century dovecote lined with brick nesting boxes.

At the foot of the altar steps are early coffin slabs set in the floor.

It has an octagonal bowl, each face being carved with a seated figure under an ogee arch.