Church Of St Mary The Virgin

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building located in Broxted. It dates back to the early 13th century but underwent significant alterations in the 14th and 15th centuries and was extensively restored between 1875 and 1876. The church is constructed from flint rubble, with dressings of clunch and brick, and features a red plain tile roof.

The nave, which is from the 13th century, includes an early 15th-century north arcade with two-centred arches that have two moulded orders, along with moulded bases and capitals. There is a late 14th-century north doorway that is now blocked, featuring moulded jambs and a two-centred arch. The south wall has three 19th-century windows that incorporate 16th-century brickwork, and there is a late 14th-century south doorway with two moulded orders and a two-centred head. The west window is from the 19th century.

The chancel, also from the 13th century, has three lancet windows in the east wall and three more in the north wall, along with a 13th-century doorway that has a two-centred head. The south wall was rebuilt in the 19th century. The 15th-century north aisle features an early 15th-century east window with three cinquefoiled lights and tracery in a segmental pointed head, while the north wall contains 19th-century windows. The west window is from the 19th century but has a 15th-century head.

The roofs are constructed with seven cants, tie beams, and one crown post, all appearing to be from the 19th century. There is a weather-boarded bell turret with a short broach spire, which also seems to have been rebuilt in the 19th century. The south porch dates from the late 19th or early 20th century. Inside the chancel, there is a brass memorial to John Callyn from 1639, and some fragments of 15th-century stained glass can be found in the east window of the north aisle. The church also features a 17th-century octagonal pulpit with arcaded panels and foliated ornament, along with carved angle posts, rails, a cornice, and a carved book rest with a decorative soffit.