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The sheela itself is situated on the left side of the chancel arch. It is quite high up and unusually it lies on it's side. (see below). A note in the church describes the carving as being that of the mason and makes no reference to it being a sheela or even female. There may be some doubt as to whether this carving is a sheela or not. There are no obvious genitals on display but there does seem to be some indication of toolwork where the genitals should be. If there were carved genitals at some time then the carving would be similar to the one at Oaksey in Wiltshire. This similarity is further borne out by the fact that stances of the figures in both carvings are very similar. The carving also has two very small breasts or nipples which are not obvious in the photograph above.