Church of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building, primarily dating from the 15th century. There is a section of possibly Anglo-Saxon wall beneath the church. The transept responds are from around 1200, while the south arcade, chancel arch (rebuilt in 1860), and south doorway date to the late 13th century. The north arcade is from circa 1300. The church has substantial Perpendicular features from 1444, including a large west tower with panelled battlements, pinnacles, a stair-turret, and a tierceron vault inside. The clerestory, north and south aisles, south porch with a panelled front, fan-vault inside the porch, fireplace in the chamber above, and the chancel also date from this period. There is a 15th-century octagonal font. Stained glass windows were created by Thomas Willement in the 1840s and by Wailes in 1864. The hinges of the north door are from the 13th century.

Notable monuments include those of Bishop Penny from 1520 and William Barbour and his wife from 1444. The tower houses a fine peal of bells. The church was restored by Scott in the 1860s and by Street in 1881. The churchyard contains many notable 18th and 19th-century slate headstones.