Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that likely has origins dating back to the 12th century. It was rebuilt in the late 14th century and underwent restoration, including the chancel and porch, by J P St Aubyn in 1866. The church is constructed of rubble stone with some ashlar, featuring stone quoins, dressings, and gable coping, topped with plain tiled roofs that sweep down over the vestry located to the south of the chancel.

The building includes a two-stage unbuttressed tower, with the upper stage slightly inset over a dripmould. It has two-light belfry openings with 15th-century windows, which were restored in the 19th century, and a lower stage west window of two lights with a quatrefoil, probably from the 14th century, also restored in the 19th century. The chancel has two south windows and one north window, all from the 14th century and restored in 1866. On the north side of the nave, there is ashlar work to the left of the porch that marks the position of the rood stair. The south doorway features an elliptical arch, and there is a gabled north porch. The nave has two windows on the south side.

Inside, the church has no aisles, although the nave appears to have been extended in the 14th century, leaving the chancel off-centre. The chancel arch is double-chamfered, and there are two doorways to the left of the chancel arch, both with recessed Tudor-arched surrounds, which were formerly the entrances to the rood-loft. One window reveal in the nave features a short, squat columnar respond, possibly from the 12th century.

Fittings include 19th-century benches, a screen, and a pulpit. The font is from the 12th century, featuring a hemispherical bowl on a 19th-century base. The west window was created by Lavers and Barraud in 1866, and there is a sculptural relief in white marble from the 18th century, possibly of North Italian origin.