Church Of St Bartholomew

The Church of St Bartholomew is a parish church built in 1777 by Francis Hiorn, with a chancel added between 1879 and 1880 by Henry Rowe. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a tile and copper roof. The church consists of a nave, a west tower, and an apsidal chancel.

The west tower is a three-stage structure topped by a slender octagonal spire. The second stage has concave walls and pairs of Doric columns at the corners, each capped by urn finials, with semi-circular headed openings on each wall. The first stage features a moulded cornice and pilastered semi-circular headed openings with keystones. The ground stage has a central entrance with a doorcase flanked by engaged Doric columns and a pediment, above which is a Diocletian window. The entrance is adorned with a radially glazed fanlight and a two-leaf door. Each side of the tower is flanked by a vestry, each with a semi-circular headed window.

The nave has five bays, each with a semi-circular headed recess beneath a moulded cornice and parapet above, topped with urn finials. The four bays on the right feature semi-circular headed windows with multi-pane iron glazing. The chancel has a moulded plinth and cornice, square in shape with an apse that contains three semi-circular headed windows and a priest's door in the south wall.

Inside, there is an octagonal 'narthex' beneath the tower and a semi-circular chancel arch. A gallery is located to the west, supported by two square piers, with a front featuring raised and fielded panels. Notable fittings include an 18th-century box pew in the north-east corner of the nave, with a wall memorial to Lady Mary Cookes, who died in 1694, above it. This memorial features barley sugar columns and a relief medallion of the couple. In the chancel, there is a wall memorial to Other Archer, who died in 1833, depicting a weeping maiden and signed "Chantrey 1835".

The church is situated on a hilltop, making its spire a prominent landmark in the area.