Church Of Saint John The Baptist

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a parish church that dates back to around the 13th century for the chancel, with an early 14th century west tower. The nave and south aisle were rebuilt in 1886 to reflect the character of 14th century architecture. During this rebuilding, a south porch and transept were added, and the entire church was re-roofed.

The chancel features three lancet windows on its east, north, and south walls, along with a re-set doorway that has a trefoil head in the south wall. The transept is topped with a gable that has a chimney as a finial and is illuminated by a two-light tracery window on the south side and a single trefoil-headed light on the east. Between the transept and the south porch, the aisle is lit by three closely placed lancet windows.

The south porch includes angle buttresses, a pointed entrance arch, and an ogee-headed window on either side. The south door has a pointed arch that reflects 13th century design. On the north side of the nave, there are two single trefoil lights with pointed arches, along with a plain two-light tracery window between them. To the west of this window is a doorway that projects slightly from the wall, designed to resemble a porch, featuring a trefoil head and a pointed arch.

The tower, located on the south side of the nave, is divided into three stages by string courses and supported by diagonal buttresses at each corner. It has an embattled parapet, a stair turret at the southeast angle, and a small turret at the southwest angle. The belfry windows on the north, south, and west sides consist of two trefoil lights with pointed arches, while the east side has three trefoil lights with a flat four-centred arch.

Inside, the chancel has an 1886 trussed rafter roof, and on the south side, there is a late 13th century piscina. The nave features an 1886 wagon vault roof and an 1886 chancel arch with two orders. The nave arcade consists of three bays aligned with the tower, which forms a fourth bay. The pointed arches of the arcade are made up of two splayed orders that spring from octagonal pillars with moulded capitals. The tower arch is lofty and pointed, supported on half octagon responds and composed of two splayed orders.