Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church located in Shudy Camps, Hockley Green. It dates back to the 13th century for the chancel, with the nave and west tower constructed in the 14th to 15th centuries. The church underwent restoration between 1870 and 1890. It is built from flint, fieldstone, and clunch, with limestone dressings and tiled roofs.

The west tower is aisleless and consists of three stages, featuring a 17th-century red brick embattlement. It has a main cornice adorned with a gargoyle and diagonal buttressing on two stages. The west window is made of clunch and has two cinquefoil lights in a two-centred arch, with figures in spandrel niches. The first stage includes lancets, and the bell stage has openings with two cinquefoil lights.

The nave has two 15th-century windows that have been restored, while the chancel, originating from the 13th century, has also been restored. The south doorway features two continuous chamfered orders in a two-centred arch. The remaining chancel windows are from the 15th century and were restored in the 19th century. The south porch has a 15th-century crownpost roof, and the inner arch is two-centred with a continuous ogee moulded order in a square head, featuring foiled spandrels.

Inside, there is a two-centred tower arch with two chamfered orders. The nave roof has four bays with ashlar pieces, arch-braced collars, and moulded ties, all restored. The chancel arch is two-centred with two chamfered orders, the inner resting on half-octagonal responds. Notable monuments in the chancel include those of Mrs. Elizabeth Dayrell (died 1768) by T. Carter, Marmaduke Dayrell (died 1790), Henrietta Dayrell (died 1795), Brownlow Dayrell (died 1773), and Francis Dayrell (died 1760).