Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church primarily built in the 15th century, with some remains from the 12th century found in the nave. It features a west tower, nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, and a chancel. The structure is made of flint with limestone dressings and has lead roofs. The south aisle was rebuilt in the 19th century and is partly constructed of red brick with a slate roof, while the north aisle roof has a 20th-century felt covering.

The 15th-century west tower includes traceried sound holes, angle buttresses, and parapets adorned with fine flushwork panels. The parapet is embattled and features corner pinnacles. The windows are mainly in the Perpendicular style, many of which have been renewed or restored in the 19th century, with a decorated east window.

A notable feature is the very fine Norman south doorway, which has three orders of engaged shafts with decorated bands, capitals, and abaci that support an arch of seven orders, each with a distinct carved motif. The door, dating from the 15th century, includes an iron latch plate that is likely from the 13th century.

Inside, there are remains of a stair leading to a chamber above the original porch, and the nave has curious arcades of three bays with octagonal piers that lack capitals, supporting four-centred arches with double hollow chamfers. There are also remains of rood loft stairs on the south side of the chancel arch. The church contains several notable monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries, including those of Robert Blake Humfrey (died 1886), John Wace (died 1795), and Daniel Collyer (1774). The church is listed as Grade I for its exceptional south doorway.