Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary dates from the 14th century and earlier, and consists of a west tower, nave, south aisle, and chancel. The building is constructed of rubble and flint, with some Roman brick and stone trim. The west tower has western angle buttresses with four offsets below the first floor, followed by two stages with trefoiled lancet windows, each labelled, and red brick pinnacles dating from the 17th century. The south aisle has a parapet and a 20th-century timber porch. The south wall of the aisle features angle buttresses and three wall buttresses, along with four 2-light cinquefoil windows with head-stopped labels. The roofs are ridged, gabled, and peg-tiled, with a finial cross at the east apex of the chancel. The south chancel wall contains a priest's door and two 14th-century trefoiled windows with quatrefoiled "eyes" and labels. The east window is a 3-light cinquefoiled window with head-stops to the label and Y-tracery bars. Some indurated conglomerate is used in the construction. The north wall of the nave has a Y-shaped window (circa 1300), comprised of two cinquefoil openings, followed by a 20th-century timber porch. The south doorway is of two orders, each with sunk-chamfers dating from between 1320 and 1340, and a head-stopped label. The south arcade features six bays, with piers having scroll-moulded capitals. The nave roof is structured with seven cants and double collars. The north nave windows have internal fillets and rolls to the tracery bars. Bench ends are decorated with poppy heads, two of which feature angels. An early dug-out chest and a later 15th-century chest are located in the vestry. A monument on the south wall commemorates Margaret Maude, dated 1853 and designed by Manning. A cast iron inscription plate is situated in the south porch. The churchyard is enclosed by red brick walls, and a modern lych gate stands on the west side.