Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church dating back to the medieval period, with later additions. The church is constructed primarily of flint and ferruginous conglomerate rubble, with limestone and ferruginous conglomerate ashlar dressings, and some brick. The roofs are covered in slate and lead. The west tower is circular, dating to the late 11th or early 12th century, and has quadrant pilasters. There is evidence of blocking at ground level on the west side, but otherwise no visible original openings. A late medieval window, consisting of two lights and a flat-headed lancet above, now occupies the west side. Four early Perpendicular bell openings, each with two lights and straight super mullions flanking soufflets, are also present. A post-medieval crenellated parapet with a moulded brick cornice and copings tops the tower.

The original north wall retains ferruginous conglomerate ashlar quoins at the east and west ends. It features two-stage late-medieval buttresses with blind tracery, a Decorated two-light window, two 15th-century three-light windows with angular tracery, and a plain chamfered north doorway. The south aisle's west window has two multi-cusped lights and a carved label stop. Three restored two-light south windows and a three-light east window are also present. A late-medieval porch fronts the south side and has a south doorway with two hollow-chamfered orders. Four two-light cusped clearstorey windows are set into the north side, with a centrally placed sundial. The chancel's south wall includes a projection for a rood stair connecting to the south aisle, along with some coursed conglomerate and flint relating to the original church, two restored Decorated two-light windows, and a priest's door. Repairs have been made using brick. A 19th-century three-light east window, in a Decorated style, and two 19th-century two-light windows are located on the north side.

Inside, the Norman semicircular-headed tower arch is chamfered, with ferruginous conglomerate quoins and roughly cut voussoirs. A contemporary upper doorway formerly led into the ringing chamber from the roof space. The 14th-century south arcade has four bays and alternating foiled and octagonal piers, with arches of two hollow-chamfered orders. The chancel arch is wave and double ogee moulded on polygonal responds. A modern chancel piscina and a medieval south aisle piscina, with a trefoil arch, are also present. The late-medieval nave roof is arch braced, with roll-moulded principals, purlins and wall plate. The eastern bay of the south aisle roof has traceried spandrels and some surviving paint. A heavily repaired chancel screen and a repositioned screen in the south aisle include some original tracery. A late-medieval octagonal font displays blind tracery and niches with miniature rib vaults beneath crocketted ogee arches.