Church Of St Peter-Ad-Vincula

The Church of St Peter-ad-Vincula is a parish church dating back to the 13th century, with significant additions and alterations made in the 14th century and a restoration in 1896. The church is constructed of field and rubble stone with limestone dressings and has a continuous roof, originally thatched and later tiled. It comprises a west tower, a nave and chancel, a south porch, and a 19th-century north vestry.

The three-stage west tower features an embattled parapet and a pyramidal tiled cap. The ground stage is open on the north and south sides, creating passages, and has a two-centred arch doorway with wave and hollow mouldings. The first stage has a lancet window, and the 15th-century bell stage has two cinquefoil openings on each side. The nave has three 14th-century windows with reticulated tracery, while the south doorway features a two-centred arch with chamfered orders and a label with stops. The south porch, dated 1896, incorporates possibly older walls, rendered and with a high plinth, and square-headed windows. The south wall has a 13th-century lancet, two cinquefoil windows, and a restored three-light 14th-century window with reticulated tracery. The north wall has coupled lancets and two further 13th-century lancets, alongside a 13th-century doorway with a two-centred arch.

Inside, a 13th-century lancet window is located above the west doorway in the nave. The roof is a 19th-century collar rafter design. A piscina is present with cinquefoil cusping. The sanctuary features painted boarding and patterned floor tiles. A 16th-century German reredos, carved in high relief and painted, depicts the Crucifixion, Flagellation, Mount of Olives, Christ before Pilate, Christ carrying the Cross, and the Resurrection. A 1706 Danish pulpit, situated on a modern base, is painted and octagonal, depicting Christ and the Evangelists. Original 16th-century pews remain in the nave, notable for their bench ends with poppy head finials, profiled heads, and carvings representing the Instruments of Christ's Passion, as well as arms of the Scrope family, an eagle, and a triskele. An 18th-century Dutch brass chandelier, with three tiers of six branches, hangs centrally within the church. 13th-century wall paintings are found on the south wall.