Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period and was restored in 1882. It features a nave and chancel combined into one, a west tower, and a north porch. The building is constructed from flint rubble with some remaining plasterwork, and it has brick quoins at the west end, while the rest has stone dressings. The roof is thatched.

The square tower, likely from the 14th century, is unbuttressed and has a two-light west window. The belfry stage, added in the 15th century, includes two-light openings and a crenellated parapet. The nave and chancel, dating from the 13th century, have windows primarily with Y-tracery, although some have been renewed. There are two renewed lancet windows at the west end, and an original double lancet window in the southeast wall that is now blocked. The east window is a three-light design with intersecting tracery, which has been restored. The north doorway is unmoulded, and there is a blocked south doorway made of brick. The porch, likely from the 19th century, is rendered in pebbledash.

Inside, there is a boarded ceiling from the 19th century. The font, made of Purbeck marble, dates from the 13th century and features an octagonal bowl with two shallow blank arches on each face. A unique feature is the banner stave locker in the southwest nave, which retains its original pierced traceried door. In the south nave, there are remnants of three 15th-century wall paintings depicting the Crucifixion, the Works of Mercy surrounding a figure of Christ, and St. Christopher, along with a smaller painting on the north wall. Additionally, the arms of George IV, dated 1825, can be found at the base of the tower.