Parish Church of St. Mary

The Parish Church of St. Mary is a Grade II* listed building located in Brinkley. The chancel dates from the 13th century, while the nave, aisles, and tower were constructed in the 14th century. The church underwent significant restoration in 1874, overseen by architect F. Thompson, during which the walls of the aisles and chancel were largely rebuilt. The structure features walls made of flint, pebble, and clunch rubble, originally plastered, with knapped flint restored walls and a plinth band on the tower. The church incorporates reused limestone, clunch, and 19th-century Ketton limestone dressings, along with a 15th-century red brick porch that was originally plastered and has red brick repairs. The roofs are covered with slate.

The tower is characterized by clasping west buttresses in three stages, topped with a parapet and a moulded plinth band. It has a belfry window with two lights, and the arch has been rebuilt. The clerestorey consists of four bays with two-light windows that are linked at the imposts by stone bands. Similar stone bands connect the restored aisle windows, which are likely copies of original 14th-century clunch windows featuring two lights and a quatrefoil at the top. The north chancel window has a transom for 'low side' shutters and contains fragments of 14th-century glass. The east window, which is partly restored, has four lancet lights and a large quatrefoil. The south porch features a four-centred moulded brick arch with shafted jambs, moulded capitals, and bases. The door to the north entrance is from the 15th century or earlier.

Inside, the nave has arcades of four bays supported by octagonal piers with moulded caps and bases, featuring two-centred arches made of two chamfered orders. The chancel arch was raised in the 19th century. The nave roof is arch-braced, the aisle roofs are pent, and the chancel has a boarded barrel roof, all from the 19th century. The altar rails are from the 18th century, and there are a stoop and two piscinae in the aisles from the 14th century. A 17th-century box pew is located in the north aisle, along with a restored pulpit featuring carved panels. The church has a modern font and a 30-hour clock from 1779 in the tower. There are also 16th and 17th-century monuments dedicated to the Sturville family.