Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period and was restored in the mid-19th century. It features a nave, chancel, and south porch. The structure is primarily built of flint rubble, with some remnants of plasterwork, while the porch and later additions are made of red brick. The nave has a slated roof, and the chancel is covered with glazed black pantiles. The east end of the nave shows some angles made of field stones, indicating that parts of the building may date to the 11th century or earlier.

A notable feature is the fine 12th-century south doorway, which includes one order of spiral-fluted colonnettes with scalloped capitals, an arch with two orders of chevrons (one interlaced), and an outer order of drums decorated with crosses. The jambs are adorned with a billet-type frieze of raised semicircles. There is also an early door to the nave with original ironwork. The simpler 12th-century north doorway is now blocked and features one order of colonnettes with scalloped capitals and a chevron arch with an outer band of raised semicircles.

The nave contains a restored two-light Y-traceried window on the north side and a renewed two-light window on the south. The walls have been raised in red brick, likely during the mid-19th century restoration, and a weatherboarded bell turret has been added at the west end of the roof. The porch has been rebuilt but retains part of the original entrance arch. The chancel, dating from the 14th century, has two broad trefoil-headed lancet windows on the south side and a two-light window on the east.

Inside, there is a simple piscina in the south chancel wall, a 15th-century octagonal font with foiled bowl panels carved with alternating flowers and shields, and a square oak pulpit dated 1619 with a bookboard on scrolled brackets. Four benches in the chancel feature 15th-century poppyhead ends, with two of them having carved arm-rests. The church is listed as Grade I for its early fabric and notable 12th-century work.