Church Of The Holy Cross

The Church of the Holy Cross is a parish church located primarily from the 13th century, with alterations in the 14th century. The chancel was re-roofed in 1490, and the east window was replaced, possibly referencing the glass. A south porch was added in 1501. The church was heavily restored in 1879. It is constructed of flint with ashlar dressings, with the nave and chancel rendered, and features plain tile roofs.

The church consists of a west tower, a nave, and a chancel. The three-stage west tower has diagonal buttresses to the west. A lancet window is present on the west side, along with lancets to the north and south of the ringing chamber. A string course runs below the belfry stage, above which are two-light Perpendicular belfry windows with segmental arches. A crenellated parapet tops the tower. The gabled south porch is constructed of flint and brick and was restored. It has a rendered and chamfered brick entrance arch beneath a three-centred arch and hood mould. Two-light Perpendicular side windows are present on the porch. A moulded brick four-centred arch frames the inner doorway. Four 19th-century lancets are located in the south nave wall, one of which is doubled, and three are in the north nave wall, two of which are doubled. A gabled north vestry, in the position of the former porch, dates to the 19th century. A monument to Thomas Havers (1719) is set into the south nave wall, featuring a segmental pediment carved with an open book, a floral border to the inscription panel, and an apron carved with symbols representing Theology, Medicine, Surgery, and Lithotomy.

The chancel has one double and one single lancet to the south and a two-light square-headed Perpendicular window. Angle buttresses flank the east end. A stepped triple lancet serves as the east window, with each lancet beneath a running hood mould. Two lancets are located in the north chancel, alongside a lean-to 19th-century outbuilding.

Inside, an arched tower arch provides access. The nave features a fine scissor-braced roof with ashlaring and a wall plate. The chancel has a 16th-century roof composed of arched braces dropping to wall posts and corbels, a single tier of moulded butt purlins, and a ridge piece. A 19th-century chancel arch has polygonal responds. A double piscina is set within a 19th-century trefoiled recess. An octagonal font from the 15th century stands near the tower, with panels in the bowl depicting the signs of the four Evangelists. A headstone to Dorothy Burnn (1653), crafted from stone and featuring an oval incised scroll-work border, leans against the chancel.