Parish Church of St Mary

The Parish Church of St Mary is a large church predominantly from the 14th and 15th centuries, with some earlier features. It underwent significant restoration by Street between 1865 and 1885. The building is constructed of flint and stone, with some clunch and decorative chequerwork.

The church has a plan that includes a west tower, a five-bay nave with north and south aisles, and attached north and south porches. There is a crossing, transepts, and a chancel, which is flanked by the Wenlock Chapel to the north and the Hoo Chapel to the south. A vestry is situated between the chancel and the Wenlock Chapel. Most parts of the church feature embattled parapets.

The three-stage tower is topped with octagonal angle turrets. It has a moulded cornice with gargoyles at the corners and cinquefoil lights in the belfry windows set under two-centred arches. There are staged pairs of buttresses at the corners, each with canopied statue niches. The west doorway and window are restored features from the 14th century, and there is a tall eastern arch leading into the nave. The western bay of the nave includes a 14th-century octagonal baptistery with a font of the same period.

The aisle windows are mostly 15th-century, featuring three lights under segmental arches. The clerestory windows, five on each side, have two cinquefoiled lights under square heads. Both porches are two-storey; the southern porch is buttressed and has a semi-circular stair turret in the corner adjacent to the aisle.

The 15th-century Wenlock Chapel houses several monuments, brasses, and recessed tombs dedicated to members of the Wenlock and Rotheram families. The vestry features a 14th-century ribbed stone vault. Additionally, there is a late 15th-century Barnard chantry located on the south side of the chancel, along with many other notable memorials and architectural details.