Church Of St Leonard

The Church of St Leonard is a parish church with a core dating back to the 11th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 14th century, the nave extended in the 18th century, and the east part of the nave was rebuilt in 1723. It was restored in 1878 and 1903, when a bell turret was added. The church is built of sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material, featuring tiled roofs and weatherboard cladding on the late 19th or early 20th century bell turret.

The church consists of a nave with a west porch and bell tower, and a chancel. The north side of the nave has one restored square-headed window with two trefoil-headed lights to the left, and two similar windows to the right of a blocked 11th-century north doorway. The doorway has plain jambs with a square head formed by a heavy lintel of three joggled stones, above a semi-circular arch with a trellis-decorated tympanum. A section of herringbone masonry is located to the east of the doorway. The south side of the nave has three similar square-headed windows, each with two trefoil-headed lights. The west porch may retain some 14th-century timberwork with curved braces forming a pointed arch at the outer entrance; a 19th-century doorway is present on the west side. The chancel has a restored square-headed window with two trefoil-headed lights to the north, and a possible 14th-century window to the south. A three-light window is located at the east end, also of 19th-century origin.

The western part of the nave has been partitioned off with the addition of a gallery, a vestry, and a lobby with a staircase below. Four chamfered posts in the lobby, which may be of medieval origin, are visible within the bell turret. The chancel arch is two-centred, possibly dating back to the 13th century, and is a plain, continuous order.

Inside, a late 11th-century font is present, featuring a tub-shaped bowl with no ornamentation. Several memorial tablets are located in the chancel, including those for Sara Colles (1672-3), Timothy Colles (1669), and John Colles (1641). Sara Colles' memorial is an oval inscription panel framed by bay-leaf wreaths and flanked by twisted Corinthian columns with an entablature and broken pediment bearing an achievement of arms. The Timothy Colles memorial is similarly designed, with a rectangular inscription panel, Corinthian columns, entablature, and achievement of arms. John Colles' memorial features Ionic columns and a broken pediment with an achievement of arms.