Church Of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret is a flint and stone rubble church with Norman origins, but it was almost entirely rebuilt in the early to mid-15th century. It features a timber-framed, weatherboarded west tower with a shingled broach spire. The roofs of the nave, chancel, and aisle are tiled. The chancel underwent alterations in the 16th century, and the church was significantly restored in 1877. A section of the north wall, located east of the north porch, retains Norman work and includes Roman tiles.

Key architectural features include the 15th-century west tower and north porch. The tower is supported by ten posts with shores and cross bracing, similar to those found in churches at Stock, Navestock, and Blackmore in Essex. The lower stage of the tower is covered in vertical weatherboarding and has a hipped tiled roof, while the upper stage and broach spire are shingled. The north porch is adorned with cusped bargeboards and traceried side lights. Its doorway features a 4-centred arch with traceried spandrels, and the oak door dates from the same period, though it has been partly renewed.

Inside, the nave has a king post roof from the 15th century, while the chancel roof is from the 16th century. The chancel also contains a Tree of Jesse window made of 15th-century Flemish glass, incorporating fragments from earlier windows that were repositioned during the 1877 restoration. Notable fittings include a 15th-century octagonal font carved with emblems and a grotesque head, a carved alabaster wall monument to John Tanfield of Coptfold Hall dated 1625, a 16th-century brass memorial for Robert Sedge, his wife, and children from "Shenfield" (now known as "Killigrews"), and the lower part of a 15th-century rood screen. The belfry houses four bells, all dating from before the Reformation.