Church Of St Martin

The Church of St Martin is a Commissioners' Church built in 1831 by L. Hammerton. It features hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings and a slate roof. The structure includes a nave, a west tower, and an added chancel from around 1906 designed by Hodgson Fowler. The nave has no aisles and consists of six bays of lancet windows with 'Y'-tracery, with angle buttresses between each bay that have pointed heads and weathering. The nave is topped with an embattled parapet, and there is an octagonal pinnacle between the nave and chancel. The chancel is similarly designed with buttresses that divide three bays of arch-headed windows featuring more decorative tracery. The east window matches this style and is set under a string course that runs parallel with the gable, leading to a plain parapet.

The tower has three stages and set-back buttresses, with an empty niche on the first stage above the arched doorway. The second stage includes a clock added around 1846 above an arched window, while the belfry features 'Y'-tracery and an embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles. The west front displays three tall lancets with 'Y'-tracery, one of which is located in the first stage of the tower.

Inside, the church has a wide, bare nave with a flat, partly coved ceiling. There is a large west gallery that was originally on three sides but has since been cut back. The chancel, finished in ashlar, features a tall chancel arch and arcades. The furnishings are complete and in the Perpendicular style, including a painted and carved reredos and an elaborate pulpit from 1912. One window features glass in the Pre-Raphaelite style from around 1820 by Morris, while the fine east window depicts figures of saints.