Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a parish church located on Main Street in Hallowton. It dates back to the 13th century but was largely rebuilt between 1879 and 1882 by Ewan Christian, with the exception of the east wall. The church is constructed of ashlar and dressed coursed rubble, topped with slate roofs. It features a nave, east chancel, and a bell turret, all of which have coped gables with single ridge crosses, except for the west nave. There is a single ashlar stack on the vestry.

The west bell turret includes an arched opening with a circular panel above it. The west wall has a central buttress flanked by tall lancet windows, which have continuous hood moulds and label stops. On the north side of the nave, there is a tall lancet window and another window with two arched and cusped lights beneath a flat arch, along with an additional similar lancet further left. The north chancel has a rectangular light, while the lean-to vestry has a blind two-light window in its east wall above the impost level.

The east chancel, made of dressed coursed rubble, sits on a shallow chamfered plinth and features two tall lancets with hood moulds and label stops, along with a sill band below. The south chancel has a central pointed chamfered arched doorway with flanking lancets. The south nave includes a window with two arched and cusped lights and tracery under a flat arch, alongside a single lancet to the left. The gabled and coped porch, topped with a single ridge cross, has a moulded arched entrance with a hood mould and label stops, leading to an inner 13th-century round arched doorway.

Inside, there is a double chamfered chancel arch, and the north chancel has a pointed chamfered arched doorway to the vestry. The south chancel features an arched piscina, and the north chancel has a decorative corbel. The church contains a 19th-century circular font, a 14th-century chancel screen with blind cusped traceried panels and similar open panels above, topped with a band of brattishing. Additionally, there is a 17th-century altar table and chest, with the remaining furniture dating from the 19th century.