Church Of St Mary Magdalene

The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a late 13th-century church, largely rebuilt in the 17th century and remodelled in 1882 by G.F. Bodley. It is constructed of dressed stone with ashlar dressings and a plain tile roof, in a Decorated style.

The church plan comprises a north-west tower, a nave and chancel under a continuous roof, a north aisle, and a vestry. The square tower has three stages, featuring a renewed crenellated parapet with remnants of gargoyles. A west-facing doorway has a hoodmould and single shafts, above which is a three-light window, also with a hoodmould. Further above is a two-light flat-headed opening with ogee-headed lights.

The nave and chancel have a chamfered plinth, a coped parapet and gables with crosses. The west end features a 17th-century elliptical arched doorway with a cornice and panelled double doors. Above the doorway is a two-light window with shields in the blocked lower lights, flanked by niches, all sharing linked hoodmoulds. The south side incorporates two blocked flat-headed windows dating to around 1695 on the left, and five 19th-century two-light windows with flowing tracery and hoodmoulds to the right. The east end has a stepped sill band and a five-light ogee-headed window. The vestry has four single lancet windows in a 13th-century style.

Inside, the nave features a five-bay arcade with fillet-moulded quatrefoil piers, double chamfered arches and hoodmoulds. A moulded sill band with fleurons runs along the walls. A pointed barrel vaulted wooden roof incorporates stencilled decoration. The north aisle has a panelled dado, sill band, two stained glass windows, and a stencilled panelled ceiling. An organ case by Bodley sits at the east end. The chancel includes a Perpendicular style oak screen by Bodley, a stencilled panelled dado with a frieze, a sill band to the south and east, and organ pipes supported by a carved wooden corbel on the north side. The east end has a carved wooden gradine and a 19th-century stained glass window with a moulded surround. The south side of the chancel contains two stained glass windows from 1911. The roof is similar to that of the nave, but with more elaborate decoration.

The church contains 19th-century traceried panelled octagonal oak fittings, including a pulpit and font with mask corbels, a brass lectern, and chairs. There are also 20th-century panelled stalls and bookstands. Memorials include four 19th-century marble and slate tablets, four 20th-century brasses, and a round-headed marble and slate war memorial tablet from 1921.