St John And St Giles Church

St John and St Giles Church is a Grade II* listed building, likely dating from the early 12th and 13th centuries, with restorations in the 19th century. It is constructed from flint and pebble rubble, featuring lacing courses of Roman tile and dressings of limestone and clunch. The church has a north and gabled peg tile roof. The chancel, which is from the 13th century, includes two repaired lancet windows on the north and south walls, along with a 19th-century east window that has three lancet lights. The nave is believed to originate from the 12th century and contains four blank round-arched recesses in the eastern part, which are the remains of a probable crossing tower.

The south doorway is an early 12th-century feature with two orders and scalloped capitals. The north doorway, now blocked, dates from the 13th century and has double chamfered jambs, two-centred arches, and a moulded label. The north wall includes a 19th-century window and a 16th-century brick window with two four-centred lights under a square head and sunk spandrels. The south wall has three windows: a 14th-century window with two cinque-foiled lights and a quatrefoil in a two-centred head, a 16th-century two-light window, and a blocked 12th-century light high in the wall.

The seven-cant roofs over the nave and chancel are from the 19th century. At the west end, there is a red brick bell tower from the early 19th century, which is mounted on the original west wall and has a contemporary brick supporting wall to the east, featuring grey brick drapery and a pyramidal peg tile roof. The north, south, and west faces have two-light bell chamber openings with label moulding heads. The south porch is from the 19th century but incorporates a 15th-century cambered and moulded tie beam with moulded braces.

The church is valued for its architectural, historic, topographical, and townscape significance.