1) A small slab of coarse brown sandstone 0.7m x 0.19m x 0.14m. Its left edge and base have been broken away. The slab now lies on the internal sill of the easternmost window in the south wall of the south aisle. It has an incised cross shaft rising from a stepped base and terminating in a ring with a sunken disc at its centre, overlying a shield. On the right side of the shaft is a sword. It is not clear if the slab is missing an upper section with a cross head. Not dateable. 2) A headstone of fine-grained sandstone, 0.30m x 0.33m, broken into two pieces but repaired. This stone lies on the internal sill of the central window in the south wall of the south aisle. It is referred to in a note accompanying C.C. Hodges' 1883 sketch as being fixed onto a later gravestone, and placed in the south porch. The stone is 0.10m thick and bears an attractive bracelet-type cross with trefoil terminals and cross bands, carved in high relief on each face. Decorated with incised line decoration. Mid C13. 3) In 1883 another stone lay in the footpath to the south chancel, but cannot now be located. It may have weathered beyond recognition or have been turned over. C.C. Hodges drew the upper 0.9m of the slab, which was 0.57m wide. It had an incised design of a round-leaf bracelet cross within a circle. At the head of the cross was a cross band. Dated late C12 or early C13.

Conservation Area based on Silksworth medieval village (HER 242). Includes Silksworth Hall (HER 7198), Silksworth House later Doxford House (HER 7227), Silksworth Cottage (HER 7230), Doxford Park (HER 5229) and the walled garden (HER 5230). The Conservation Area was designated in 1970. The fundamental character of the CA comprises the site of the medieval village of Silcesworth, dense tree cover flanking Warden Law Lane and the historic boundaries of the two large houses, which have substantial landscaped grounds and associated estate buildings, 18th and 19th century stone properties west of Warden Law Lane, Doxford Park - the former designed gardens to Doxford House, late 20th century residential infill development on the Silksworth Hall estate, gentle winding Warden Law Lane, strong sense of enclosure from high walls and green cover.

In 1883 C.C. Hodges recorded a slab in the floor of the south aisle. It retained a few words of a black letter inscription, including the date 155(3?). Dated C16th.

In the churchyard there are two coped medieval grave stones of Frosterley Marble. They lie on the south side of the churchyard path around 30m east of the east end. In 1883 C.C. Hodges sketched these.

The most important medieval sepulchral monument at this church is a Frosterley Marble effigy of a deacon, which is located in the chancel. Boyle (1892) dates it to the late C13. Hunter Blair description - the effigy lies on the floor within the altar rails against the north wall of the church. It is of an unknown deacon or gospeller and is early C14 in date. It is made of Frosterley marble. The head is tonsured and lies on a single cushion. There is an angel at each side, their hands rest on the collar and head. Vestments: amice, alb with close fitting sleeves, dalmatic with wide sleeves and fringed maniple. His hands hold the Pax with a dove carved upon the cover. His feet rest upon a lion. Dated C13th.

The church contains two C14 effigies - one of a knight of the Hilton family (under a much restored canopy in the chancel) and one of a clergyman or priest, now much defaced. Hunter Blair descriptions - the canopied tomb is on the north side of the chancel and is not in its original position and has been much restored and probably reconstructed. There are three plain shields on the north side within quatrefoils between niches. The effigy is earlier than the tomb, which is C15 in date. The knight is of the Hilton family and dates to circa 1380-90. It is made of sandstone. The feet have been eroded through rubbing. The original legs are missing below the thighs; new ones have been cut from a separate block as the body now ends in a straight cut. It appears to be a copy in stone of the contemporary alabaster knights. The head is in a ridged bascinet with mail camail attached and rests upon two cushions. An angel kneels at each side. A tight-fitting jupon covers the body armour and is carved with the armorial charge of two bars. The arms are in plate with elbow-cops. The hands are in gauntlets and are joined in prayer. There is now no indication of the mail hauberk. The sword is sheathed at the left side and is attached to a belt around the hips. The sword sheath is decorated with roses and quatrefoils and is buckled down the right side, the tag ending in an ornamental roundel. The effigy of an unknown priest lies at the east end of the nave near the south wall. It is of sandstone and is greatly worn. The head is tonsured. The hands are in prayer. Vestments: amice, alb, chasuble and maniple. The feet and legs have been destroyed. Dated C14th.

An interesting collection of medieval cross slabs, some of which may date from soon after Aldwine's re-foundation of the monastery. These are now displayed on shelves in a passage in the modern vestry and chapter house block on the north side of the chancel. 1) The upper part of a slab of brown sandstone, 0.51m x 0.36m, bearing an incised design. Slender straight-armed cross with a circle enclosing its head and four smaller circles set between the arms. Late C11 or early C12 (Fyson No. 14). 2) The lower part of a slab of brown sandstone, 0.49m x 0.30m x 0.25m. Incised design of a broad cross shaft (like another example at Bishopwearmouth church) and a two-step calvary base. Not dateable. 3) An almost complete slab of yellow-brown sandstone, 0.74m x 0.29m x 0.26m. The design is incised except for sunken panels in the cross head, which is an unusual variant on the common bracelet form, with a circle enclosing the head centre. The shaft still shows its central setting-out line. It rises from an unusual mount which looks more like two-thirds of a sphere than the more usual semicircle. Late C12 or early C13 (Fryson No. 19). 4) The lower part of a slab of brown sandstone, 0.52m x 0.34m. A section of the base is missing. Incised cross shaft and the upper part of a stepped calvary. Not dateable. 5) Part of a headstone, 0.41m x 0.35m, of magnesian limestone. The right side has been broken off. A disc set on a rectangular plinth. There is a cross in relief within a circular sunken panel inside the disc, surrounded by a line of nail-head ornament. The cross is an unusual variant upon the four-circle form. The nail-head ornament would suggest a date in the first half of the C13 (Fyson No. 17). 6) A complete slab of coarse brown sandstone, 0.71m x 0.32m x 0.27m, in good state of preservation. The worked surface has a square edge raised above the broad chamfer running around the stone. The design is mostly incides and shows a cross with its head enclosed by a quatrefoil, with trefoils facing inwards between the arms. Two pairs of leaves spring from the cross shaft, which rises from a trefoiled arch base. C13 or early C14 (Fyson No. 10). 7) The upper part of a limestone slab 0.80m x 0.48m x 0.39m. The surface is flaking badly. A straight arm cross with simple fleur-de-lys terminals. Later C13 or early C14 (Fyson No. 12). 8) Complete limestone slab, 0.85m x 0.35m x 0.26m. Surface is badly flaked. This is a bracelet cross rising from a two-stepped calvary base. The decoration is mostly incised, except for the cross head which is carved in relief within a sunken circle. Late C12 or early C13 (Fyson No. 18). 9) Upper part of a brown sandstone slab 0.67m x 0.45m x 0.42m. Incised design almost identical to slab No. 1. The left edge has a later moulding of twin rolls, perhaps when it was reused as an architectural feature. Late C11 or early C12 (Fyson No. 13). 10) The upper part of a yellow-brown limestone slab, 0.51m x 0.37m. This is a bracelet-form cross, carved in relief within a sunken circle. The bracelets have unusually wide openings and are cut square at the ends (like an example from Durham Cathedral). The cross shaft is incised. This may be an Early Geometric piece of early or mid C12 (Fyson No. 11). 11) Fragment of the central part of a stone, 0.25m x 0.29m. Whitish sandstone bearing an incised design. The cross shaft has shears on the left. Undatable. 12) Complete yellow-brown sandstone slab. 1.46m x 0.38m x 0.30m. Now lying inside the base of the west tower against the north wall. Incised design. The cross head is based on the cup terminal form and is enclosed within a circle (like 3 examples from St. Mary's Church in Lanchester). The cross shaft rises from a semi-circular mount and on its right is a sword with a disc-like pommel. Perhaps mid C12 (Fyson No. 21). 13)Complete limestone slab, 1.44m x 0.52m x 0.38m. Now lying inside the base of the west tower against the south wall. Relief design. Some unusual features. The cross head is straight-armed, within a circle but has peculiar and elaborate terminals. The cross shaft has short cross bars and pairs of small leaves. The form of the base is lost from weathering. On the right of the shaft is a sword. Maybe C14 or C15 (Fyson No. 20). 14) C.C. Hodges drew this stone in the C19 (Fyson No. 15) but it is now missing. Upper part of a slab 0.52m x 0.46m with a triangular head (like an example from the Church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert in Chester-le-Street and another from Durham Refectory undercroft). A relief design of a diamond cross head with a circle interlacing with the terminals and a petalled rosette at the centre. Early C14. 15) Another slab drawn by Hodges but now missing. Head of a slab 0.37m x 0.31m. High relief design. The cross has a central disc. Probably C12 (Fyson No. 16) {Ryder, 1985, pp 107-8}. Dated C12-15th.

1) slab of coarse orange/brown sandstone 1.49m x 0.49m x 0.42m, base missing. Now on the floor at the east end of the south aisle. Incised design, straight-arm cross with fleur-de-lys terminals, shears on right of shaft. Late C13 or C14. 2) slab of coarse orange/brown sandstone 1.89m x 0.55m x 0.48m. The edge has a moulding of two rolls with a hollow chamfer in-between. The cross head is an ornate double-ring form, the outer ring of 8 round-leaf bracelets and the inner of 4. The axes of the inner cross are set diagonally to those of the slab. The cross head is carved in relief within a sunken panel and parts of the design overlap the inner moulding. The remainder of the design is incised. The cross shaft rises from a three step calvary base. On the right of the shaft is a two-line inscription, only the first half is legible. Boyle (1892, 607) gives this as: "HIC IN TVMBA LACET….. PRO ANIMA EIVS ORA……". The cross head form would suggest a date in the first half of the C13. Dated C13th.

A slab of light buff sandstone set against the internal face of the west wall of the C19 north porch, 1.83m x 0.49m x 0.41m. The base is missing and the right side partly cut away. The slab has an incised design, straight arm cross with cusped arms (like a slab at All Saints Church, Sockburn, County Durham) and fleur-de-lys terminals of fairly late form. The asymmetry of the head also suggests a quite late date. On the left of the broad cross shaft is a key. Dates Later C14 or C15.

In the church are two good effigies of knights, one of late C13 date and the other of c. 1300. Hunter Blair's descriptions - The first effigy is located beneath an arched recess in the south wall of the transept. Dates to around 1300. Its made of sandstone, is greatly weathered and mutilated. The head of elongated shape whixch rests on a single pillow, the position and the armour are generally like the effigy at St. Mary's Church, Egglescliffe. The sword hangs from a belt, the hilt is held in the right hand, the scabbard in the left. The shield is long, pointed and slightly concave. The second is located on the floor in the south transept. It dates to around 1305-10. This effigy is in good condition but the legs are destroyed below the knee. The head is in a mail coif bound by a fillet above a circular skull-cap. It rests on a single pillow. The knight wears a loose sleeveless surcoat over a mail hauberk. The chain mail is represented by circular bands of incised curved lines. He wears mail mittens fastened by points round the wrists and a narrow belt with looped end. The sword has straight quillons and is fastened to a broad buckled belt. The blade is partly drawn. The right hand grasps the hilt, the left hand holds the scabbard. The shield is held at the left side by a long narrow strap fastened at the waist and passing across right shoulder. The shield is long, pointed and slightly concave. Dated C13-14th.