Church Of St Mary

The Church of St. Mary is a parish church dating from the medieval period. It features a nave, chancel, west tower, and south porch, constructed from flint rubble with stone dressings. The nave roof is tiled, while the chancel has a plain tiled roof. The round tower, which is the lower part from the 12th century or earlier, has a 14th-century belfry stage with four cinquefoil-headed lancet openings, and a chequer pattern flushwork around the base and openings. A red brick crenellated parapet conceals a conical tiled roof.

The nave, originally from the 11th to 12th century, underwent significant rebuilding in the 15th century, retaining some early rubblework to the north with possible remains of long and short work at the northwest angle. Most of the 15th-century windows are original. The porch, also from the 15th century, has a knapped flint facade, an entrance arch adorned with fleurons and crowns, and a hoodmould with carved stops. Above the entrance is an empty canopied niche, and the original roof remains intact. The nave doorway is hung with blank shields and features two charged shields in the spandrels, while there is a blocked north doorway.

The chancel, dating from the 13th century, has two original lancet windows to the north and one larger cinquefoil-headed lancet, with late 14th and 15th-century windows to the south and a 19th-century east window in the Decorated style.

Inside, the nave was re-roofed in 1891, reusing many medieval components, and features arch-braced construction with bracing and pendants below the ridge. The chancel roof is likely also from the 19th century. The entrance to the former rood loft stair retains small traces of medieval colouring. In the sanctuary, there is a simple 13th-century piscina. The plain octagonal font sits on a 12th-century base with large volutes, and there is a pyramidal font cover dated 1667. A restored 17th-century pulpit is on a 19th-century base, and late 17th-century altar rails with twisted balusters are present. On the north wall of the nave are 19th-century framed copies of the Lord's Prayer, Commandments, and Creed. In the chancel, there are three wall monuments dating from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century.