Parish Church Of St Mary

The parish church of St Mary is a building dating from the 14th to 16th centuries, with a 19th-century restoration. It is constructed of flint and ragstone rubble with limestone and red brick dressings in both English and Flemish bond, and has a roof of handmade red clay tiles.

The chancel is from the 14th century and features rubble containing ragstone, flint, brick, and tile. It is exposed externally but plastered internally, with all architectural details, including the chancel arch, being 19th-century replacements. The nave is from the 15th century and was heightened in the early 16th century. A north vestry, a south porch, and part of the south wall were rebuilt in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The north wall was raised in the early 16th century using red brick in English bond, topped with a parapet featuring a trefoiled corbel table. A 15th-century window on this wall has three cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery, a 4-centred head, a moulded label, and angel stops. West of this is a 15th-century doorway with moulded jambs and a segmental-pointed head with a moulded label and decayed head stops. A rood-loft stair, projecting externally and complete internally, is located at the east end, featuring a lower doorway with hollow-chamfered jambs and a 2-centred arch, rebated for a door. The upper doorway has plain-chamfered jambs and a 2-centred arch, all dating from the 15th century. A large section of the south wall's middle and upper part was rebuilt in the 18th century using brick in Flemish bond including a blocked doorway, with one 19th-century window. A 19th-century window is set into the west wall.

A square, timber-framed bellcote with a pyramidal roof, weatherboarded sides and roof, is located at the west end. It features a louvred vent with an arched head on each side, appearing 18th century externally, though its internal structure was not examined. A bell by Miles Graye, dated 1686, was previously recorded. The chancel contains a 14th-century piscina with a trefoiled ogee head with recessed spandrels and a decayed septfoiled drain. A piscina from the early 16th century is located in the south wall of the nave, with a 4-centred head and plain drain. The 15th-century font has an octagonal stem with trefoil-headed panels, a moulded base, and a 19th-century bowl. A 15th-century niche is set into the north wall of the nave, with hollow-chamfered jambs and a cinquefoiled head with two recessed quatrefoils. A brass commemorating Mary (Cammocke), wife of William Browne, dated 1602, is mounted on the south wall, depicting a female figure, three sons, four daughters, and an armorial shield.