Church Of St Mary And The Holy Cross

The Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross is a church that dates back to the 12th century, with a nave and crossing from around 1200, an early 13th-century tower, and chancel. It underwent extensive restoration by F. Preedy in 1884. The church is constructed from coursed lias limestone rubble, with uncoursed rubble used for the tower, and features ashlar dressings and quoins. It has a steeply pitched old tile roof.

The church has a four-bay nave, transepts with a central tower, and a three-bay chancel. The chancel's east wall has been rebuilt and features three lancets on an original moulded sill course. The north side has restored lancets, while the south side includes a 14th-century straight-headed window and a dial stone next to one lancet. The tower has lancets and 19th-century quatrefoil openings for the ringing chamber, along with a 15th-century parapet and a projecting 19th-century southeast stair turret.

The north transept features a 19th-century north window on an original string course and a 19th-century east window, alongside a 12th-century round-headed west light. The south transept includes 19th-century south lancets, a 13th-century west lancet, and a partly original east lancet. The nave's north side has a mid-12th-century round-headed entrance with a tympanum inset with an original wheel cross, located in a 19th-century gabled porch. There is also an early 12th-century light to the east, a 14th-century two-light window, and two 19th-century lancets. The south side has three 19th-century windows and an entrance that was renewed in the 19th century, along with a small light featuring an original head.

Inside, the chancel has a mid-13th-century piscina and a blocked tower entrance on the south side, as well as two aumbries—one original and one much restored—on the north side. The roofs are from the late 19th century. The fittings include a font created by Preedy around 1884, which features relief scenes and figures of evangelists, and a 1661 font located in the porch, along with late 19th-century furnishings. There are also several 17th and 18th-century wall tablets, including one commemorating James Kettle, a Non-conformist minister who died in 1806.