Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church featuring a nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, north transept, and north vestry. It is constructed of random flint with stone dressings, topped with a slated roof on the nave and a lead roof on the chancel. The west tower, dating from the 15th century, is unbuttressed and has two-light bell chamber openings on each face, along with a cinquefoil-headed opening on the west side. The tower is crowned with a crenellated parapet that includes flushwork decoration and a string course at the base with stone carvings at intervals. The west doorway retains its original plank door, complete with a hood mould featuring carved shields as label stops.

The nave and chancel are primarily from the 15th century but underwent significant restoration in the 19th century, which included the renewal of windows, although the east window is likely largely original. The priest's doorway has been renewed and features a 19th-century shallow gabled porch. The south door to the nave, dating from the 12th century, has one order of colonettes and chevron moulding on the front and soffit of the arch, though it has been considerably restored. The south porch, built in the 15th century, has a doorway arch decorated with fleurons and an empty niche above the door. The north transept and vestry are mid-19th century additions in the Perpendicular style, with the vestry featuring an east window that matches that of the chancel.

Inside, the church contains a fine set of 19th-century box pews, a 17th-century octagonal pulpit, a plain 19th-century font, and a 19th-century west gallery. Above the south nave door are the arms of George III. The east window includes four coloured armorial shields. There are brasses in the chancel floor commemorating Edward Duke and his wife Dorothy (1598) and Ambrose Duke and his wife Elizabeth (1610). A notable hanging monument on the north chancel wall honors Sir Edward Duke (died 1732) and other family members, featuring a large inscribed plate flanked by marble columns and supported on consoles, with a pedimented top adorned with two putti. An arched recess within the north chancel wall holds memorial tablets for Edmund Holland (died 1884) and Edward Holland (died 1829). The south transept is now screened by an organ, and the chapel was dedicated in 1978. The church is listed for its significant interior features.