Church Of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a parish church with medieval origins, largely rebuilt in 1886 by Henry Curzon using older materials. It is constructed of rubblestone with slate roofs. The church comprises a nave, chancel, a south porch, and a vestry.

Significant portions of the north wall, the west wall, and the western part of the south wall appear to be medieval, evidenced by angle quoins, one of which at the north-west corner is carved with an inverted grotesque head. A small, deeply splayed window dating to the late 12th century is located on the north side, and a blocked round-headed doorway is situated to the west. This doorway retains carved imposts; one is decorated with saltire crosses, and the other features plain horizontal fluting, both in their original placements. The south doorway, now sheltered by a late 19th-century timber porch on low stone walls, is transitional around 1200, pointed with single chamfering and a hoodmould, also in its original position. A weatherboarded belfry with a pyramidal roof and weathercock was substantially altered in the late 19th century. It is supported on its west side by a stone corbel table. Cusped lancet windows—three on the south side, the central one being triple-lighted, and one on the north—were added in 1886.

The chancel has two bays with two cusped lancets on each side in the western bay. The eastern bay is windowless, and the East window features a triple lancet design. The vestry is unusually positioned on the south side.

Inside, the belfry is supported by an old framework of four oak pillars with massive cross beams, strengthened by braces. The five-bay arch-braced roof of the nave is likely late 15th century. One truss also has a tie beam, although the wind braces, originally arranged in a quatrefoil pattern, are now covered with plaster. The chancel, separated from the nave by a late 19th-century openwork timber screen, has a trussed rafter roof dating to 1886. There is a 17th-century carved wooden pulpit and communion table, along with a late 19th-century reredos featuring mosaic panels within an alabaster surround. The stained glass in the East window, depicting Christ's coronation, is a work by Clayton and Bell. A late 19th-century font is also present. 17th and 18th-century pews have been repurposed as dado panelling in the nave. An early 18th-century three-panel parish chest is also located within the church. Five 18th and 19th-century headstones are placed at the west end.

The church’s advowson was presented to the Abbey of Shrewsbury as early as 1095. Stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops are evident.