Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church located in Slaley Village, built on a medieval site in 1832 by Milton Carr. The church features a south porch and angle buttresses that were added in 1907. It is constructed of squared stone, with coursed rubble on the north side, raised quoins, and tooled ashlar dressings, topped with a slate roof. The church is designed in a Simple Gothic style, comprising a nave with a south porch and a north vestry, along with a chancel. Architectural details include a chamfered plinth, diagonal buttresses, and coped gables with moulded kneelers.

The nave features a south porch with double doors beneath a 5-pane fanlight set in a pointed arch, which has spiral stops on the hoodmould. The porch has a coped gable topped with a foliate cross finial. To the east of the porch, there are two broad pointed windows with double-chamfered raised surrounds, and a similar window is located at the west end. On the north side of the nave, there are blocked windows that once led to a gallery, situated on either side of the vestry. The vestry itself has a tall stack with a pedimented cap at its south-west corner, a 16-pane sash window in an alternating-block surround on the east, and a 9-pane sash window in a stone surround above it, along with a corniced stack on the north gable. The chancel has two south windows similar to those in the nave and a triplet of broad lancets on the east, topped with a finial cross on the east gable.

Inside, the church features a wide stilted segmental chancel arch with one chamfered order. The pulpit, dating from 1907, has pierced traceried panels and a handrail, with a cornice adorned with carved foliage. A similar chancel screen is present. The west window contains First World War memorial glass depicting soldiers through the ages, created by A.L. Moore and Son, and there is similar glass in the south-east window of the chancel.