Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parochial chapel that has been converted into a parish church. It features fabric from the 12th century and was restored and partly rebuilt around 1864. The building is constructed from uncoursed limestone and quartzite rubble, with limestone and sandstone ashlar dressings, and has a machine tile roof. The nave and chancel are combined, with a bellcote at the west end and a lean-to vestry, which was formerly the north chancel chapel, located at the north-east corner.

On the south wall of the chancel, there is a single 3-light late 16th-century mullion window, while the remaining windows, dating from around 1864, include paired cusped lancets with quatrefoils above the north and south doorways, and a single light on the west side. The north and south doorways both feature 12th-century designs, with plain recessed arches and tympana, although the north doorway is narrower and both have been restored. The Gothic-style bellcote at the west end has two cusped lancet openings, and there are prominent stepped buttresses at the south-east and south-west corners, likely from the 17th century, with a date of 1648 marked on the latter.

Inside, the church has a late 19th-century arch-braced roof with five bays. Most of the fittings and furnishings date to the 1864 restoration, although some late 17th-century panelling was reused in the nave at that time. The stained glass in the east and west windows was added in 1868 and 1883, respectively. The 12th-century font, which has an incised rim moulding, is said to have been re-cut in 1766 and placed on its current pedestal in 1864. A board commemorating benefactions to the poor of the parish is displayed in the vestry, but there are no notable monuments. Originally a chapelry of Worthen, Habberley likely became an independent parish during the 12th century.