Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church with a core dating back to the 12th century, expanded in the 13th and 18th centuries, and significantly restored and enlarged in 1831 and extended in 1884-5 by J.R. Naylor. The church is primarily constructed of 19th-century ashlar, featuring edged herringbone tooling, alongside 13th-century coursed and squared sandstone blocks. The roof is slate and plain tile, with coped verges.

The church comprises a west tower, a five-bay nave and aisles, a single-bay chancel, and a south vestry. The west tower, dating to the 13th century, has crenellated parapets and a pointed west door featuring two orders of roll and fillet moulding, springing from cylindrical shafts with palmette capitals and water holding bases. A late 14th-century pointed window on the second stage has three cinquefoil-headed lights. Segmental pointed belfry openings contain three trefoil-headed lights with Perpendicular tracery. Gargoyles are positioned on the north and south sides. The north aisle has pointed windows, while the 1830 south aisle features pointed windows with Y-tracery, a blind lancet, a Tudor arch doorway with roll and hollow mouldings, and a crenellated parapet. The chancel (1884-5) has a north window of three lights and a pointed east window of three cinquefoil-headed lights with Perpendicular tracery. The vestry has a south window of three lights.

Inside, the 12th-century north arcade has been restored, displaying cylindrical columns, square abaci, and double-chamfered semi-circular arches. The south arcade, dating to around 1830, features stilted round arches springing from tall cylindrical columns with octagonal abaci to the capitals. A wide 19th-century 4-centred chancel arch springs from engaged cylindrical columns. A tall pointed tower arch has two wave-moulded orders. The nave has a plaster ceiling, while the north aisle features a plaster ceiling with beams, one of which is dated "G. W. 1743." Notable fittings include a probably 15th-century font, recut with panelled and traceried sides, and a late 19th-century semi-octagonal wooden pulpit with extensive carving. A painting depicts the church’s interior from around 1830, prior to the restoration and enlargement. A plaque commemorates the 1831 restoration. A wall painting above the north arcade depicts remnants of a late 14th-century scene illustrating the story of the Three Quick and the Three Dead. A Bill family memorial from 1782 is present as a marble wall plaque.