Church Of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret is a church, largely rebuilt in 1705 using materials from a previous church on the same site. The south side and most of the tower are constructed from dressed stone, while the remainder is of thinly coursed rubble with quoins. The building has a hipped plain-tile roof behind a plain parapet, comprised of two deep courses set between moulded string courses. The parapet rises at the west end to meet the tower.

The church follows a simple rectangular nave plan with a square west tower. The west doorway has a round arch with imposts and a raised keystone, above which are two angels holding a shield. Two-light bell-chamber openings, with square heads and round-arched lights, are present. Two-light Gothic windows with cusped Y-tracery are found on each side of the tower, with two similar windows on the south side. On the north side are two reducing buttresses, and there is a later buttress on the east end. The three-light east window is round-arched and transomed. A quoins on the north-east corner is inscribed "C 1629 W."

The interior features a wooden screen from approximately 1705 which separates the nave from the chancel; it is said to have originated from Owthorpe Hall and was owned by the Hutchinson family. The screen's square panelled piers with capitals support a five-bay arcade, with a central round arch and pointed arches above; a heavy moulded cornice completes the top. The roof is supported by three large trusses incorporating large tie-beams, slender King posts, and two sets of diagonal struts, with wind-bracing from principal rafters to purlins. A Jacobean oak panelled pulpit has an extended back panel, tester with pendant bosses, and a reading easel. A contemporary altar rail with a moulded base, turned balusters, and a central gate is also present. A 15th-century octagonal font with a castellated top features alternate shields depicting tracery, trees, and foliage.

A white marble monument on the north wall commemorates Colonel John Hutchinson, who died in 1664, and other members of the Hutchinson family, and includes a suit of armour and swag decoration. Another monument on the north wall is dedicated to Charles Hutchinson, who died in 1695, with an open segmental pediment on small Ionic columns. A monument on the south wall commemorates Elizabeth Norton, who died in 1713, with fluted Corinthian pilasters supporting an open scrolled pediment and a central shield featuring a coat of arms.