Church Of St Chad

The Church of St Chad is a church built in 1815, with significant restoration in 1904, and it contains remnants from around 1300 and 1602. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. The church features an undivided nave and chancel under a continuous roof, along with a north aisle, north porch, and vestry that were added in 1904.

On the north side, there is a gabled vestry on the left with a chamfered doorway and a shaped lintel. A chimney rises from the nave wall behind. The aisle has three 2-light mullioned windows, with the right-hand ones paired, and there is a single-light window at the angle with the vestry. On the south side, the windows have pointed heads and Perpendicular tracery, including two 2-light windows for the nave and one 3-light window for the chancel. A buttress separates the nave and chancel. The west wall features a window with one trefoiled light for the aisle and a buttress between the aisle and nave wall.

In the nave wall, there is a carved panel with a moulded border that displays the arms and initials of W. Croft, dated '1602'. This panel was previously part of a mortuary chapel on the south side of the old church, which belonged to the Croft family of Claughton Hall. At the top of the wall, there is a twin bellcote with an open segmental pediment. One of the bells is believed to have an inscription dating it to 1296, making it the oldest dated bell in the country. The east window, likely from around 1300, features three lights with cusped intersecting tracery and a pointed head.

Inside, the church has a three-bay arcade with round arches that are chamfered in two orders, supported by round piers with moulded capitals. The boarded roof is supported by boxed king-post trusses.