Church Of St Maurice

The Church of St Maurice is a parish church built in 1862 by Rev. J.F. Turner. It is constructed from snecked stone and features a graduated Lakeland slate roof. The church includes a nave with a south porch, transepts, a crossing tower, a chancel, and a north vestry, all designed in a geometric style. The nave has two bays and is adorned with three-light windows, while the large five-light west window and the north and south windows of the transepts add to its grandeur. Notably, the south window of the south transept is a re-used lancet. The chancel, designed in a 13th-century style, has a two-bay layout with a cusped lancet 'low-side' window and an east window featuring three stepped lancets. The vestry is topped with two tall round chimneys in the 13th-century style, each with pyramidal caps. The tower has two one-light bell openings on each side, an embattled parapet, and a steeply-pitched pyramidal roof with a vane.

Inside, the church boasts interesting glasswork, particularly in the nave's south window, which depicts significant dates, including the Ark in 2248 B.C. and Ellingham Church in 1862. The interior also features elaborate brasswork, including oil lamps on brackets and a lectern with branching candelabra. The south transept contains wall monuments to the Haggerston family, notably one for Carnaby Haggerston from 1756, which is decorated with a garlanded urn and rococo details. In the north transept, there is a wall monument to Phillis, the wife of Edmund Craster, who died on December 20th, 1813, at the age of 23. The inscription reflects Edmund's deep sorrow and memorializes both Phillis and their daughter, who passed away shortly after birth.