Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church built in 1765, with significant enlargements in 1835 and gothic-style alterations made in 1873 by F.R. Wilson. The chancel and east vestries were added between 1912 and 1913. The church is constructed of ashlar stone and features roofs made of Welsh and Lakeland slate.

The west tower, which has an attached vestry, consists of four storeys, with the upper two added in 1835. It has an original doorway with a pointed arch on the south side and a round window above it. The tower includes a three-light Decorated west window, a clock, and two Tudor-style bell openings, all added in 1835. The parapet features a Tudor-arched balustrade and small corner turrets topped with weather vanes, along with a small spire. The attached vestry has an inscription from 1835 above a two-light window.

The nave has three bays and features a sundial inscribed "V 1765" on the south-west corner. It has a chamfered plinth and two-light Geometric windows with decorative lead glazing patterns, as well as a moulded cornice. The two-bay chancel, which is in the Perpendicular style, has attached vestries and a large five-light east window.

Inside, the tower staircase has stick balusters, a turned newel, and a ramped handrail. There is an inscription in the tower hall commemorating the erection of the clock in 1836 for £189.11.10, which reads, "We take no note of time but from its loss. To give it then a tongue is wise in man." The nave is wide and aiseless with a flat ceiling, and the chancel arch dates from 1912.

Wall monuments in the nave include those for Francis Haigh, created in 1824 by Jobling of Gateshead, and for Rev. William Haigh and his daughter Frances, dated 1836 and 1837 respectively, with an inscription noting her contributions to the religious education and employment of young women in the parish, attributed to Davies of Newcastle.