Church Of Holy Trinity

The Church of Holy Trinity is a parish church dating from the 12th century, with some alterations made in the 14th century. It underwent restoration in 1866, during which a south porch, bellcote, and vestry were added. Records in the vestry indicate repairs were carried out in 1695. The church is constructed of roughly dressed coursed stone and features a Lakeland slate roof. It comprises a nave, chancel, south porch, and north vestry. The nave showcases massive 12th-century masonry, while the upper part of the west wall was rebuilt in the 19th century using older stone. The nave has two narrow round-headed windows and a Victorian sexfoil rose window above. The south doorway in the porch features one order of columns with block capitals, all of which have been largely renewed. There are two 19th-century round-headed windows in the south wall of the nave, while the north wall contains a small 12th-century window. A similar, smaller window is found in the north wall of the chancel. A larger round-headed window in the south wall may be partly original but has been enlarged later. The apsidal east end was roughly squared in the 14th century when a two-light window with cusped heads was inserted in the south wall. The apse is supported by two offset buttresses, and the upper courses of the apse and the north side were rebuilt in the 19th century. A narrow priest's door is also present, and a Victorian Romanesque double bellcote sits over the east gable of the nave.

Inside, the chancel arch features semi-circular responds with different capitals: the north side has a cable-moulded echinus, two beast heads, and leaf fonts, while the south side is a shape between block and scalloped. The abaci on both sides are adorned with saltire crosses. The arch itself has roll moulding, a hollow chamfer, and outer billet moulding. The apse arch has plain responds with saltire crosses and blocks, as well as billet moulding. A 14th-century sandstone effigy of a lady is located in the chancel. Several grave slabs are built into the south porch, with one featuring a foliated cross found in the nave.