Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a medieval parish church located on Felsham Church Road. It was restored in 1872 and features a nave, chancel, west tower, and north and south porches. The building is constructed of flint rubble with freestone dressings and has plaintiled roofs with parapet gables; the nave also has parapets. The church mainly showcases late 14th century work, including a four-stage tower with traceried belfry windows. The west doorway is moulded and features a hoodmould with grotesque corbels, while above it is a window with dagger tracery. The nave and chancel contain several notable 14th century two-light side windows, along with simply moulded north and south doorways.

A prominent north porch was added around 1500 and is adorned with high-quality details, completely covered in flushwork. The sides feature chequerwork, and the front displays trefoil-headed panels and buttresses. There are a pair of north buttresses with sunk traceried panels beneath buttressed and canopied image niches, each containing a carved stool and fan-vaulted coving. An identical niche is positioned above the doorway, which is decorated with square flowers, grotesques, and crowns in casement mouldings. The hoodmould features lions beneath and a square label with shields and leaf carving. The porch has large traceried side windows and a moulded arch-braced roof.

Inside, there is a wide 14th century chancel arch and an unusual font. The font has an octagonal bowl and stem dating to around 1500, featuring tracery and supporting angels, and is set upon the bowl of a previous mid-14th century font bowl, which has been cut down but retains upper sunk panels with traceried heads and various carved figures. The major remodelling in 1872 included the rebuilding of the nave and chancel roofs and refurnishing throughout. The arms of George III are displayed over the south doorway.