Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a parish church largely dating to the late 13th century, with substantial rebuilding in the late 14th and 15th centuries. A tower was constructed around 1500. The north doorway is from the 14th century, possibly rebuilt in 1622. The nave and aisle roofs were reconstructed in 1659, and the chancel was restored in 1806, having previously been shortened in the medieval period. The south aisle was rebuilt in 1904, a north porch was added in 1907, and the tower and spire were restored in 1919.

The church is built of field stones, partly plastered, with the tower of limestone ashlar. Dressings are of clunch and freestone, and the roofs are covered in lead and slate. The north elevation features a three-stage tower with an embattled parapet and a first-stage string course decorated with paterae. Corner pinnacles and gargoyles are present, along with angle buttresses. A belfry window consists of two cinquefoil lights. The north aisle has clasping buttresses and two 15th-century windows, each with three cinquefoil lights set within four-centred heads and vertical tracery. A modern porch incorporates early carved stones. The aisle parapet is topped with 17th-century finials. The chancel has a blocked north doorway with an ogee head inscribed 'EL 1622', and a late 13th-century two-light window that has been restored.

Inside, the north doorway has two continuous ovolo-moulded orders, featuring a doorway and stairs to a chamber originally located above the north porch. A 17th-century door is adorned with embattled moulding and applied semi-circular gadrooned carving depicting the Virgin and Child. The nave arcades are from the 13th century, consisting of three bays with octagonal piers, moulded caps and bases, and two-chamfered arches. Roundels carved with octofoils and crosses are situated above the arcades. The tower arch has three-chamfered orders resting on semi-octagonal shafts with moulded bases and caps, enriched with Tudor roses. The chancel arch has two chamfered orders. The nave and aisle roofs were reconstructed in 1659, with the inscription 'TST' on a tie beam. Four large, carved angels bearing the Leeds arms are positioned in a corner of the nave roof. Two 15th-century parclose screens, with ogee heads to open tracery, are located at the east end of the north and south aisles. A chancel screen dates to 1923. There are 15th-century pews with carved tracery panels. A 13th-century octagonal font and late medieval stained glass are also present. Further items include a 17th-century Cromwellian table and an 18th-century hexagonal pulpit. Monuments are documented in records concerning the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments.