Parish Church Of All Saints

The parish church of All Saints dates to the early 12th century with significant rebuilding in the 13th and 14th centuries, incorporating reused stone fragments. The chancel and blocked north and south aisles were constructed in the early 14th century, with a later 14th-century tower. A south porch was rebuilt in 1902, and the church underwent restorations in 1891 and 1914-1918. The walls are built of limestone rubble, fieldstones, and reused ashlar, with dressings of freestone and clunch, all under slate roofs.

The west tower is of two stages, with a plain parapet, angle buttresses, and a moulded plinth band. The belfry window has two cinquefoil lights and a quatrefoil. Blocked arcades with clunch infill and brick repairs define the outline of the former aisles. Three reset late 14th-century windows, each with three cinquefoil lights in four-centred arches with labels, are visible on the south side. A modern south porch stands before a reset south doorway featuring a two-centred arch with continuous mouldings. The chancel has been reduced in length; the east wall is 19th century, containing a large two-light flat-arched window. A priest’s door is set within a two-centred arch with continuous moulded jambs.

Inside, the 14th-century tower and chancel arches are prominent. The church boasts a 19th-century boarded nave roof with five bays and crown posts. The blocked nave arcades reveal octagonal clunch piers with moulded caps and two-centred arches. The interior wall of the tower is lined with clunch, and graffiti is visible on the tower arch. A 16th-century door leads to the belfry stair. The chancel has been reduced in height, with original windows blocked and showing the springing of the rear arches. A late 14th-century clunch font has an octagonal bowl with quatrefoil panels. Fragments of a medieval screen are located in the tower. A churchyard cross base is situated in the nave, with a socket for the shaft. A 13th-century coffin lid has been reset in the tower floor. Other features include a brass to Margaret Cutts (1610), a Flemish panel painting of the Raising of Lazarus (17th century), royal arms bearing the initials ‘GR 1721’ within a pediment, a 1983 reproduction of a decalogue from the original in the tower, and 19th-century memorial glass. A 14th-century wall painting of Doubting Thomas is located on a nave wall, now painted over. The church is said to have been re-dedicated in 1406, after a fire destroyed much of the village in 1393.