Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a parish church dating from around 1300, with later additions and restoration carried out by G.E. Street between 1869 and 1870. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a plain tile roof with crested ridge tiles and coped verges. The church has a west tower with diagonal buttresses, a 5-bay nave, and a chancel that are combined into one structure, along with a south porch and a north-east vestry.

The west tower is notable for its external stages, a parapet string, a crenellated parapet, and a recessed spire added in 1562. The first stage of the tower includes a 2-light chamfered mullioned west window dated 1565, a pointed window above with Y-tracery and a hood mould, and belfry openings also featuring Y-tracery. The two main nave windows consist of 2 lights each and are separated by a buttress, while the chancel window has 3 lights. To the right of the center is a pointed chamfered doorway, accompanied by a small ogee-headed window to its left. The north side has been heavily restored, with pointed nave windows featuring Y-tracery and a pointed east window of 3 lights with reticulated tracery. The gabled south porch has a segmental pointed arch.

The vestry, dating from the mid-19th century, features a Tudor-arch doorway on the north side and paired trefoil-headed windows to the right. The east end of the vestry has a re-set 14th-century window with 2 lights and reticulated tracery.

Inside, the church has a tall pointed and double chamfered tower arch, with no division between the nave and chancel. The roof is a 19th-century king-post design with braced collars, chamfered and stopped tie beams. There is a piscina with an ogee head and a restored bowl, as well as an aumbry with a restored base.

Fittings include a 19th-century circular font with a moulded base and arcaded bowl, a wooden semi-octagonal pulpit with arcaded sides, and a medieval stone font located in the tower. Notable monuments within the church include a marble wall plaque for Richard Nevil, who died in 1728, featuring an aedicule with fluted Ionic pilasters, a semi-circular pediment, and a coat of arms, as well as a wall plaque for Ann Richards, who died in 1821.