Parish Church Of Saint Peter

The Parish Church of Saint Peter is a parish church dating from around 1130, with additions and alterations from the 14th and 15th centuries. It underwent restoration in the 1880s, and the clerestory was removed between 1970 and 1971. The church is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, featuring mainly ashlar dressings, with ironstone dressings on the south windows of the chancel. The roof is primarily covered with 20th-century materials, except for the clay tiles on the south porch.

The church has a central tower, chancel, nave, north and south aisles, and a south porch. The lower part of the tower is Norman, while the upper part was rebuilt in the 15th century. The south doorway is eroded and round-headed, set in two square orders, with a billet label and a tympanum depicting Adam and Eve. There are small round-headed windows on the north and south sides, as well as a lancet window on the south. The top stage of the tower features 15th-century two-light windows on all sides, topped by a short leaded spire from the 20th century. Traces of a former north chapel can also be seen.

The chancel, which is a two-bay structure from the 14th century, has a three-light east window. The south wall includes a 14th-century low-side window, a plain doorway, a piscina recess, and two 15th-century four-centred windows. The east wall retains a plain parapet. The nave, built in the 15th century, has arcades on both sides, a large four-centred west window, and a northeast rood/tower staircase. The north aisle from the 15th century features some windows that were restored in the 19th century, along with a cinquefoiled piscina set into the angle of the rood stairs. The south aisle also has some 19th-century window restorations and a cinquefoiled stoup on the south wall. The south porch includes square-headed two-light windows on each side and a pointed arch under a square head.

Inside, there is a 15th-century octagonal font with carved decoration, including shields. An early 15th-century floor brass commemorates a knight in the nave, and there is a wall brass from 1590 dedicated to Edmond Daye in the south aisle. The remains of the original roof can be seen in the aisles, while the chancel roof may date from a restoration in 1619.