Church Of St Lawrence

The Church of St. Lawrence is a parish church dating from the early 13th century, with rebuilding that took place in 1868. It is constructed from squared limestone and greenstone rubble, topped with slate roofs. The church features a nave with a western bellcote, a chancel, and a south porch. The west end shows the remains of a former tower, while above it is a 19th-century gabled bellcote with a single pointed opening for a bell.

On the north wall of the nave, there is a blocked two-bay early 13th-century arcade with square abacii, which contains two 19th-century two-light windows with cusped heads. The north wall of the chancel has two 19th-century lancet windows, and the east wall of the chancel features a 19th-century three-light window above a reset 13th-century projecting head. The south wall of the chancel mirrors the north wall, while the south wall of the nave has a blocked early 13th-century three-bay arcade with single chamfered arches and annular abaci, which also contains two 19th-century three-light cusped-headed windows.

The south porch has a gabled outer doorway with a continuous double chamfered surround, topped with a reset 13th-century crucifix. The inner doorway dates from the 13th century and features clustered shafts, capitals, and a moulded hood.

Inside, the two bays of the north arcade have keeled shafts, square abacii, and single chamfered arches, with the two bays of the south arcade also visible. East of the north arcade is a small pointed niche. The nave and chancel are undivided and feature a 19th-century roof throughout. The fittings and pews are all from the 19th century, including two commandment boards on the east wall of the chancel and a painted panel of the arms of George III on the north wall. The 13th-century font has a plain octagonal bowl and a shafted base, topped with a 19th-century facetted wooden cover.

In the porch, there are two notable late 13th-century effigies: one of a knight in a mail hauberk, surcoat, and greaves, resting his feet on a lion, with his head on a cushion, and another of a lady in a head-dress and flowing gown, also resting her feet on a lion and her head on a pillow, supported by angels. Additionally, there is a fragment of a cross shaft in the porch.