Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church dating back to the 12th century, with significant additions and alterations made in the early 13th century and 15th centuries. The south porch was rebuilt in 1745, and the nave roof was renewed in 1890. The church is constructed of sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material, and has a tiled roof.

The west tower has three stages, featuring a moulded and splayed plinth and an embattled parapet with pinnacles at the angles, dating to the 15th century. Lancet windows are present on the north and west sides. An 18th-century doorway is located on the south side, with similar lancet windows on the second stage. The bell stage has 18th-century openings with two-centred arched heads and rubble infill within the head. The nave incorporates buttresses flanking the doorways. On the south side, windows of one cinquefoiled light are flanked by a larger, central 12th-century light with a semicircular head. To the right is the timber-framed south porch, which incorporates earlier timbers. A 12th-century south doorway showcases a semicircular head, jambs of two plain orders, a solid lintel, billet ornament to the imposts, and zig-zag ornament to the head; the tympanum is filled with rubble. The north side of the nave has three windows to the east of a blocked north doorway. The easternmost window has one cinquefoil-headed light, with the two western windows featuring a 12th-century semicircular-headed light. The north doorway is semicircular-headed, with jambs of two plain orders, a joggled lintel, rubble infill to the tympanum, moulded and diapered imposts, and zig-zag and pellet ornament to the rounded head, and a label decorated with pellet ornament. The chancel features a 13th-century lancet window to the south and a 12th-century doorway to the left of the window, with a semicircular head and chamfered jambs. A 12th-century window of one semicircular-headed light is located on the north side. The east window, inserted in the early 14th century, is a reset piece originating from the Church of St Peter, Pudlestone, and consists of three cinquefoil-headed lights.

Inside, the chancel arch is semicircular-headed, of two plain orders with moulded imposts and diaper ornament. The tower arch is two-centred and single chamfered. The church contains a late 12th-century font with a circular, cup-shaped bowl featuring chevron ornament and a necking, supported by a stout cylindrical stem. A 13th-century piscina is also present in the chancel, with a trefoil head.