Church of St Werburgh

The Church of St Werburgh is a parish church dating to 1824-7, largely rebuilt by Daniel Hodkin. The west tower was subsequently reconstructed in 1878-9 by J B Mitchell-Withers, incorporating some earlier fragments. The church is constructed of tooled ashlar with plain ashlar dressings and slate roofs with stone coped gables to the chancel. It features a three-stage west tower, a three-bay nave with a south porch, and a single-bay chancel with a north vestry.

The tower has a deep plinth, wide and narrower bands, a sill band to the bell stage, and embattled parapets with crocketed corner pinnacles. The first stage of the tower has a double chamfered pointed west door inscribed "Rebuilt AD 1824 J Gill and Adlington Church Wardens," and a pointed Y-tracery window above. Clock faces are present on three sides of the second stage, and pointed, louvred, Y-tracery bell openings are situated above.

The nave and chancel have a continuous chamfered sill band. The north nave elevation features three pointed three-light windows with assorted geometric and intersecting tracery. The vestry is gabled, featuring an ogee-headed single-light window to the west, a pointed two-light cusped ogee traceried window to the north, and a pointed chamfered doorcase to the east. The chancel features a three-light geometric traceried pointed window with a returned hoodmould to the east, and a cusped ogee headed single-light window to the south. The south nave elevation is similar to the north, with a gabled porch to the west. Two attached early 18th century tombstones are set into the base of the south elevation, dedicated to Elizabeth Sampton and her son.

The interior includes a tall double-chamfered chancel arch with soffit on moulded column corbels, a small pointed doorcase into the tower, and a pointed arch into the north vestry from the chancel. Fittings are largely plain and date to the late 19th century, including an octagonal stone font. A re-set 12th-century column is located on the north wall, and a 9th-century cross shaft is in the porch. Several re-set monuments are within the tower, including one c.1780 to Lucy Boot, a similar monument to Ann Wilkinson (died 1762), and a slate and white marble wall memorial to Stephen Wilkinson (died 1793) signed 'An Ince Maton'. A mid-19th century memorial and an early 19th century charity plaque are also present.