CHILD OKEFORD

St. Nicholas

Child Okeford - St Nicholas
Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Nave
Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Chancel
Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Pulpit
Child Okeford - St Nicholas - East Window
Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Lectern

Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Nave west

Child Okeford - St Nicholas - Font

The church rests on raised ground slightly above the rest of this big village, but well below the ramparts of Hambledon Hill.

It has a powerful C15 greensand tower, but the rest is a Victorian restoration of 1850 and another by T.H.Wyatt of 1878-9.  The slightly garish chancel was refitted with marble facing to the walls and gold mosaic on the reredos by Wippell & Co in 1911.  The organ in the chancel was built to a specification of Sir Arthur Sullivan (Gilbert & Sullivan) who stayed in the village.

An interesting church well worth a visit.