Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church with a core dating back to the 12th century. It has undergone significant alterations and expansions throughout the late 12th or early 13th century, the 14th century, and later periods, including the late 15th or early 16th century for the south porch. Further rebuilding and restoration occurred in 1812, 1824, 1854, 1862, 1879-80, and 1894. The church is constructed of coursed and squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, and has a Welsh slate roof.

The west tower features three stages, a string course, an embattled parapet with pinnacles, and lancet windows. Clock faces are located on the north and south sides. The nave has a south clerestory with three square-headed single-light windows to the west, followed by a square-headed two-light window, and an easternmost window with two trefoiled, ogee-headed lights. The north clerestory has a similar window with two trefoiled, ogee-headed lights to the east. The south aisle incorporates a 19th-century window with two trefoil-headed lights and a cinquefoil, and three similar windows to the right of a heavily restored south porch. The north aisle retains a 14th-century window of two trefoiled, ogee-headed lights, with a lancet window dating from around 1200 to the west. The chancel features a 14th-century window of two trefoil-headed lights, a similar 19th-century window to its left, another 14th-century window of two trefoil-headed lights to the right, and a largely 19th-century east window of three trefoil-headed lights.

Inside, the north arcade comprises five bays with pointed arches of two chamfered orders, circular piers with moulded bases and capitals. There are traces of an earlier arcade visible in the scallop capital of the westernmost bay. The south arcade also has five bays with pointed arches of two chamfered orders, octagonal piers, moulded bases and capitals. The nave is covered by a four-bay 19th-century crown-post roof, while the chancel has a continuous trussed rafter roof. There is no chancel arch. Notable fittings include a largely restored 14th-century rood screen with five cusped lights flanking the opening, a steeply coved top, a plain 17th-century panelled octagonal pulpit, a 12th-century font with an unusual base featuring figures in niches, a lead bowl adorned with a vine ornament, and a 19th-century carved wooden reredos with figures of church fathers in niches. Several monuments are present, including a Milbourne memorial featuring a chest tomb with effigies dating from around 1440, depicting a male figure in armour and a female figure in court dress with weepers. Another memorial is a 1619 brass commemorating Robert Masters, who traveled with Thomas Candish to Virginia and around the world.