Saxon Church

Although it is reputed that a church existed about the year 1000AD, no traces of Saxon masonry, as at Farndon Church, have been found as Balderton, so one can only assume that it was either removed by Norman builders or the original building was made of wood and crumbled into decay.

Norman Church

Building in stone began toward the end of the reign of King Stephen, who died in 1154. It was a simple but solid structure with narrow windows, most likely without glazing. This original building still exists as the nave of the present church, back as far ass about the first row of pews behind the crossing. What we do know about this building is that is possessed two beautifully carved doorways. The beauty of these Norman arches was appreciated by out medieval forefathers, because they preserved them when they built the north and south aisles, by moving the doorways out to the lines of the new walls.

The south door has been moved once, but the north door has been twice; the second time being when it was moved to the front of the north porch.

The stone used for building the church is believed to have been obtained from a quarry in the neighbouring village of Coddington and is known as lias. It is unfortunately rather soft. Nevertheless, this must have been a very fine church even without porches or tower for a community of around one hundred people. The interior would have been very sparse, with standing room only.