Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that dates from the late 12th century or 13th century, featuring a nave and a west tower, with a chancel added in the 14th century. The church was largely rebuilt in 1874 by F R Kempson. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, topped with tiled roofs and a shingle spire.

The west tower, which is from the early 13th century, has two stages and a 19th-century broach spire. It features plain 14th-century corbels and lancet windows on the north and south sides. There are a pair of 19th-century semi-circular headed openings on the east side of the bell stage, with lancet openings on the remaining sides.

The nave includes 19th-century windows on the south side, with one lancet window that has a moulded label to the left and two pairs of similar windows to the right of a 19th-century gabled south porch. The south doorway, which dates from the late 12th century, has a two-centred arch with roll moulded jambs, although it has been partly restored. The north wall has six similar 19th-century windows, and one late 12th-century semi-circular headed light remains intact toward the centre rear, where a blocked and altered north doorway is located.

The chancel features a single trefoil-headed light and a two-light window with plain Y-tracery. The north wall has been altered by the addition of a 19th-century vestry. The east window consists of three plain stepped lights.

Inside, the chancel has a roof from the 14th or 15th century, consisting of three bays with open arched brace trusses and a trefoil above. The nave has a 19th-century roof. There is a stone staircase in the north-east angle of the nave that formerly led to the rood loft, and a 15th-century rood beam adorned with carved floral and vine ornament. The font, dating from the 13th century, has a moulded octagonal base and a round stem, topped with a 19th-century bowl.