Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church dating back to the 12th century, with significant restoration work carried out in 1852-3. It is constructed primarily of flint, incorporating erratics and iron conglomerate, with minimal decorative stone dressings. The roof is tiled to the south and pantiled to the north. The church comprises a round west tower, a nave, a chancel, a south porch, and a north vestry.

The 12th-century tower is tall and round, with an octagonal upper stage added in the 15th century. The tower’s lower stage is flint with iron conglomerate; Roman tile voussoirs mark the site of a former west doorway. A 13th-century single-light window with a cusped head is positioned above the former doorway, and the north and south sides feature plain lancet windows. The octagonal upper stage has stone dressings, an embattled parapet made of knapped flint, and four double-light bell openings, with renewed heads and hoods dating back to around 1985.

The nave has quoins to the west, showing both undressed and iron conglomerate elements, and Roman tiles are visible in the eastern quoins. Each side of the nave has a single two-light opening from 1852, featuring a four-centred arch and Decorated tracery. The south nave also contains a 19th-century lancet window within the former opening, distinguished by brick tile voussoirs. Gable parapets are present at both the east and west ends, incorporating shaped stone kneelers.

The 14th-century south porch has been refaced with broken flint and stone dressings, with a continuous moulding to the arch and renewed figure stops. A niche above the arch contains a slate inscription reading "RESTORED AD 1852." The south doorway and its 1852 wooden doorframe with a ledged and battened double-leaved door are also present.

The chancel, dating to the 15th century, incorporates bricks and erratics. Angle buttresses feature flushwork, and there are 19th-century two-light openings with panel tracery to the north and south, along with a three-light Perpendicular style east window from 1852.

The north vestry, added in 1852, is constructed of knapped flint and pantiles and was extended southwards in 1970 with a plain Gothic doorway incorporating a reset feature.

The interior largely dates to 1852. The church contains pews from 1802 in a 15th-century style, with elaborate poppy head benchends. A table from around 1802, with an extended top and fat, plain turned legs, is also present. A west gallery, dated September 21st, 1853, is located at the west end. The font, also from 1852, is in a 15th-century style and has an ogee cover with crockets and decorated tracery. A tall, semi-circular headed tower arch is present, along with a steep, curved staircase within the tower, featuring stick balusters and a turned newel. A marble mural monument to Joseph Muskett from 1832 is located in the south chancel, alongside a memorial to Clement W.O. Unthank, who died in Lucknow in 1900, with a brass plaque by P. Orr of Madras.