Church Of St Mary The Virgin

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a parish church that dates from the 13th century, with additions from the 15th century and late 18th century. It is constructed of flint rubble with limestone and clunch dressings, featuring a red brick tower and red plain tile roofs. The early 13th-century nave includes a late 15th-century window on the north wall, which has moulded jambs, a label, and two cinquefoiled lights under a segmental pointed head, along with two early 13th-century lancets. The north door was added in 1868. The south wall features an 18th-century window, an early 13th-century lancet, and a late 15th-century window with two square-headed lights and a label. There is also an 18th-century south door. The west wall contains an 18th-century door leading to the tower, along with an inscription noting the tower's rebuilding in 1787. The roof has chamfered tiebeams with octagonal crownposts, which are braced to the ties.

The mid-13th-century chancel has three lancets in the east wall, two of which are from the 13th century and one from 1868. The north wall has two 13th-century lancets, while the south wall features one 1868 window in an earlier opening and one late 15th-century window with a single cinquefoiled light in a square head. There is no structural division between the nave and chancel. The chancel has a 15th-century seven-cant roof with moulded tiebeams. The south porch, which dates from the 15th century, has a braced tie beam but was extensively restored in 1868. A north vestry was added in the 19th century. The red brick west tower, built in Flemish bond, dates from 1787. The font, made of Purbeck marble and dating from the late 12th century, has a square bowl with ornamental designs including fleur-de-lys, crescent discs, and whorls, supported by a cylindrical stem with four detached angle shafts. Additionally, there are circa 1600 carved panels and a moulded top that have been incorporated into the 19th-century pulpit.