Church Of St Aidan

The Church of St. Aidan is a church dating from 1894 to 1895, designed in the Late Gothic style by G. F. Bodley and T. Garner. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings, with a brick south wall, and has a pitched slate roof with a small gabled bell-cote. The church consists of a 5-bay nave, a 4-bay north aisle of similar proportions with a pitched roof, a 3-bay chancel, and a vestry on the south side. A gabled north porch is located on the western bay of the nave. The chancel features one 3-light and two 2-light traceried windows. The aisle has paired lancets with trefoil heads, while the west side of the nave has two 3-light traceried windows. The east side has a 3-light traceried window, and a wheel window is present on the south side of the chancel and on the porch.

Inside, a 4-bay arcade separates the nave from the aisle, with columns on octagonal piers. A similar 5-bay arcade runs along the south wall of the nave. A carved oak commemorative reredos, dating from around 1917, is located at the east end of the aisle. The commemorative stained glass east window dates back to 1891. A square font, described as late Anglo-Saxon or early Norman, stands on a 19th or 20th-century pedestal; it is said to have originated from High Hoyland. The font has three interlaced arches on two sides, two panels on a third side, and four panels with scrolls and foliage on a fourth, two of which have figure heads at the top. It is lead lined. The north aisle and chancel feature a vaulted wooden ceiling, while the nave has an arched braced collar roof. The seating area has a wooden block floor and includes simple chairs used as pews.