The village church of St Lawrence was founded in the eleventh century around the time of the Norman Conquest. The round tower, of which only the base remains after its collapse in 1822, and the Romanesque arch at the west end date from this time. The church was rectangular at that time before the addition of the chancel in the thirteenth century, and the south aisle in the fifteenth century. The screen is medieval with now only traces of colour from the original paintings of saints. It would also have had a rood loft over it reached by a staircase the remains of which are still visible beside the pulpit. These changes at the reformation included the representations of the seven sacraments being chiselled off the font.
The benches on the south side, originally without backs, date from the fifteenth century and the box pews on the north side are eighteenth century. The pulpit is made up from the surviving bits of a seventeenth century three- decker. There is still the hour glass by which the parson timed his sermon.
The church is thatched, and is currently being re-thatched. The churchyard surrounding it is where many of the former residents of Ingworth are buried. The sketch above was made in 1960 by Cecil Upcher, a local artist and architect.