Church Of Saint George

The Church of St George is a parish church, primarily dating to the 13th century, with significant additions and alterations in the 14th century and later restorations in the late 19th and 20th centuries. In 1776, a north aisle was removed, and the church was re-roofed in the 1860s. The church is constructed of ironstone rubble and squared blocks, with brick used for the upper stage of the tower, the east end of the chancel, the north wall, and the east gable of the nave. Limestone ashlar dressings are also present. The roof is slate-covered.

The church comprises a three-stage west tower, a three-bay nave with a south porch, and a single-bay chancel. The tower features quoins, a narrow square-leaded west window, and plate-traceried belfry openings with twin lancets; those to the south and east have a pierced lozenge above. The upper section of the tower, dating from the 15th to 16th centuries, has a cornice, gargoyles to the west, and a coped embattled parapet. An outline of a steeply-pitched former nave roof appears on the east wall. The nave has a restored square-headed three-light mullioned window to the south. A blocked north arcade, with a central round arch flanked by a pointed arch to the left and a lower portion of a high pointed arch to the right, is also visible, with weathered, plain moulded capitals to coursed ashlar responds. Brick and rubble infill the arches, which contain restored 18th-century two-light mullioned windows. A buttress sits between the nave and the chancel, featuring a chamfered plinth and set-off. The chancel incorporates ashlar quoins to its lower section, brick above, and concrete buttresses to the south and east walls. A square-headed two-light trefoiled window, a low blocked pointed chamfered door, and a 19th to 20th century pointed three-light east window with intersecting tracery and a re-set medieval carved head above are also present. The porch has a pointed moulded outer door, stone bench seats inside, and a pointed chamfered inner door with moulded imposts.

Inside, the tower opens to the nave via a pointed, chamfered arch with plain moulded corbels at impost level. The pointed chancel arch is of two orders, the outer plain and the inner chamfered. The nave has a flat, five-bay roof with tie beams and butt-purlins. There is 18th-century panelling and box pews, with tall, carved poppy-head bench ends. A fine 14th-century octagonal font with a moulded pedestal, column, and bowl featuring carved traceried side panels bearing the inscription "Pater noster ave maria and criede leren ye chylde yt es nede" is also a notable feature.