▁the ▁ancient ▁ecc les iast ical ▁parish ▁of ▁De ane ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁E cc les ▁and ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁De ane ▁Cl ough , ▁the ▁narrow ▁wood ed ▁valley ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁church ▁origin ated ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁structure ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁nave ▁and ▁ch an cel ▁with ▁a ▁ste ep ly ▁pitch ed ▁roof ▁and ▁a ▁western ▁tower ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁consider ably ▁en larg ed ▁and ▁alter ed . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁oldest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁west ▁tower ▁which ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁of ▁rough ▁wall - st ones ▁with ▁emb att led ▁par ap ets ▁to ▁the ▁ch an cel , ▁nave , ▁and ▁a is les . ▁It ▁has ▁three ▁cro cket ed ▁p inn acles ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁end . ▁The ▁windows ▁have ▁rounded ▁un cus ped ▁heads ▁to ▁the ▁lights ▁and ▁the ▁cler est ory ▁has ▁an ▁almost ▁continuous ▁line ▁of ▁square - head ed ▁three - light ▁windows . ▁The ▁ch an cel ▁has ▁a ▁seven - light ▁pointed ▁east ▁window . ▁The ▁ch an cel ▁and ▁nave ▁are ▁under ▁a ▁continuous ▁flat - p itch ed ▁o ak ▁panel led ▁roof ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁following ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁structure . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁the