Church Of St. Michael

The Church of St. Michael is a parish church that dates from the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th centuries, with restoration work completed in 1860 by James Fowler of Louth. It is constructed of roughly coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and dressings. The church has slate roofs with stone-coped gables and cross fleury at the ridges.

The building includes a nave with a western bellcote, a chancel, and a south porch. The west end has a single 19th-century lancet window and a gabled ashlar bellcote with a single bell opening. On the north side of the nave, there is a blocked three-bay arcade, which is lit by two 19th-century lancets and a single 19th-century two-light window. Near the east end, there is a chimney stack, with the upper part made of ashlar and decorated with foiled quatrefoil designs. The east end features a single 19th-century two-light window.

The south side of the chancel has a late 13th-century two-light window with recut Y tracery, while the nave has a 16th-century three-light window with roll-moulded reveals and a four-centred head. The south porch and south doorway are designed in the Early English style from the 19th century.

Inside, the blocked late 13th-century three-bay north arcade has octagonal columns and plain capitals. The chancel arch, which dates from the 12th century, is small and narrow with no decoration. All furnishings and fittings are from the 1860 restoration, including the stained glass in the chancel and east end. The floor features Minton tiles in part, and the font is a plain octagonal bowl set on a 19th-century base.

In the chancel, there are two miniature 14th-century stone effigies in plain 19th-century alcoves on either side of the altar. The effigy on the north side represents a lady with her hands in prayer and her feet resting on a dog, inscribed with the name "Helaine" in Lombardic script. The south side features a male civilian with his feet on a woolstack, inscribed "William." Both figures rest on small coffin-shaped slabs and have been color washed.