Church Of St Lawrence

The Church of St Lawrence is a parish church with medieval origins that was completely reconstructed in 1826-1827 by James Trubshaw Junior. It is built of sandstone ashlar, featuring particularly large blocks below the plinth of the nave and chancel, and has a slate roof. The church is designed in a classical style, with the nave and chancel combined into one structure and a west tower.

The tower likely retains some medieval fabric, as indicated by the roll-moulded plinth and tool marks on the masonry. However, the windows, buttresses, parapet with cornice, and corner obelisks were all added in 1827. The round-headed west window has a raised keystone and imposts, featuring cast-iron Y-tracery with transoms. Above this window is a narrow rectangular slit that may be medieval, and the belfry stage has four openings with plain Y-tracery and wooden louvres.

The nave and chancel are unified, with the west wall on the south side slightly protruding from the tower and appearing to be medieval. The rest of the structure is attributed to Trubshaw, featuring five bays with round-headed windows that have tracery similar to that of the west window. On the south side, in the second bay from the west, there is a plain pedimented doorway. The east window is distinct, consisting of a blocked tripartite opening with a lunette above. The eaves cornice is moulded, with obelisks at the corners and a small cross on a globular base at the east gable.

Inside, there is a round tower arch from 1827 that is filled by an organ. The church contains a fine 17th-century pulpit with blank arches and rosettes above, along with some 17th-century woodwork incorporated into a prayer desk on the north side of the early 19th-century altar rails. A tub-shaped font, possibly from the 12th century, is set on a late 19th-century base, while all other fittings date from the 19th century or later. Notable monuments include brass tablets on the north wall commemorating Francis Carlose, who died in 1722, and Elizabeth Lander, who died in 1764.