Parish Church Of St Mary The Virgin

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church that has undergone significant rebuilding in the 19th century, while still retaining parts from the 17th century and interior features dating back to the 14th century. The nave and chancel are constructed of random stone with limestone dressings, while the west tower is made of stock brick also with limestone dressings. The north chapel is built of red brick in English bond, and all roofs are covered with red clay tiles. The north chapel was built in 1638, the west tower in 1815, and the nave, chancel, vestry, and south porch were completed in 1862 by T. Jekyll of Norwich.

The east window, three north windows, two south windows, and the west window feature geometrical tracery. The north chapel, known as the Abdy chapel, includes a small east lobby with segmental-headed outer and inner doorways, which are plastered. Above the inner doorway, there is a date of 1638 displayed in brickwork. The original round-headed windows in the north and west walls have brick arches externally, while the rest is plastered. The church features an external eaves cornice that is cement-rendered, and it has a coved ceiling. There is an original panelled door in the outer doorway of the lobby.

In the east window of the 19th-century vestry, there is early 14th-century glass depicting St. Edward the Confessor holding a ring. The chancel contains a reset piscina with a pointed head and foiled drain from the 14th century. The pulpit, dating from the late 16th century, is hexagonal with panelled sides featuring arched heads and moulded pendants, along with an arabesque frieze on the cornice.

Inside the west tower, there is a wall monument to Francis Stonard, who died in 1604, and his wife Lucye (Higham), who died in 1596, as well as to his brother Henry Stonard, who died in 1555. This monument includes a marble and slate tablet and panels with a shield of arms. There are also three cartouches of arms from the 17th century that have been restored. Additionally, there is a wall monument to Sir John Abdy from 1758, featuring a large putto, an oval medallion with a portrait, and a broken pediment supported by brackets.