Church Of Saint Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church largely dating to the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, with a restoration from 1886. It is constructed of coursed rubble and ashlar. The church comprises a west tower, a nave with a north aisle and south chapel, a chancel, and a north chantry chapel.

The west tower has a moulded plinth and quoins, topped with elaborate battlements, gargoyles, and eight pinnacles. The pointed arch doorway on the west side features shields in the spandrels, above which is a large two-light pointed arched window with panel tracery. The third stage of the tower contains four smaller two-light pointed arched bell openings. The north aisle has a 13th-century rubble wall raised in the 15th century with an ashlar wall, separated by a chamfered band, and topped with a moulded parapet with gargoyles. A two-light window under a four-centred arch is located on the west side of the aisle; the north wall contains a low ogee-headed doorway, a two-light four-centred arched window above it, a similar three-light window to the left, and further along, a three-light chamfered mullion window. The chantry chapel has two two-light plate tracery windows with hood moulds and label stops. The east wall features a four-light flat-headed window with chamfered segment-headed lights. A stepped buttress divides the chapel and chancel gables, both with chamfered plinths. The chancel has three unequal segment headed, cusped lights within a round headed arch, with a relieving arch above each east window. The chancel south wall contains a low doorway and three irregular two-light panel tracery windows with flat heads and hood moulds. The south chapel features a single diagonal buttress and an east window of three cusped lights within a four-centred arch. The south wall has a flat headed window of five segment headed lights with a drip mould, above which is a similar four-light window. The south nave wall has a pointed arched doorway with a hood mould and label stops.

Inside, a two-bay 13th-century nave arcade has double chamfered arches and a circular pier, with another 15th-century four-centre arch to the east. Both the tower and chancel arches are of a 'CJS' type, the latter retaining remains of the original rood and rood stair. The south chapel contains a large 15th-century four-centred arch and two odd foliate capitals. A two-bay 14th-century arcade with a circular pier separates the chancel from the chantry chapel. A restored 15th-century screen includes 15th-century poppy head benches in the chancel and plain head benches in the nave. There is a 15th-century octagonal font with shields in quatrefoils. The nave roof is 15th-century with carved bosses, and the remaining roofs are late 19th century. A 18th-century altar rail is present, along with five important effigy tombs in the Disney Chantry and a brass wall tablet from around 1580 to Wm Disney. In the chancel stands a large monument dedicated to the 4th Viscount St Vincent, executed by J S Westmacott in 1887.