Church Of St James

The Church of St. James is a medieval church that was restored in 1864, with the tower rebuilt after its collapse in the early 19th century. The church features a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, a north porch, and a west tower. It is constructed of flint rubble with limestone dressings, and the north aisle and parapets were refaced in the 19th century using flushed flint. The church has parapets on the nave, aisles, and tower, with parapet-gables throughout. The roofs of the chancel and porch are covered with plain tiles, while the other roofs are flat and leaded.

The chancel dates from around 1300 and includes two-light south windows, a restored priest's doorway, and a three-light west window featuring intersecting tracery and internal shafts. There is a late 14th-century south doorway and a later north doorway, both retaining their original doors. The aisle and clerestory windows consist of two lights, showcasing various mid and late 14th-century designs, some of which may have been reset. Large mask gargoyles adorn both aisles. A north porch was added, and a north chancel window was inserted in the late 15th century.

The nave arcade, which dates to around 1400, has four bays and is supported by moulded pilasters. The chancel arch is similar, with an image pedestal to its right. In the north aisle, there is an image niche and an aumbry, while the south aisle features a piscina and a damaged stoup near the south doorway. The remains of the 15th-century rood-loft stairs and a doorway can still be seen, along with several tracery panels taken from the screen that are now fixed to 19th-century choir stalls. The nave roof is flat, with moulded cambered tie-beams and purlins, possibly rebuilt around 1600. The chancel roof is canted and boarded, featuring a 15th-century moulded cornice and bosses with floral and mask motifs. A medieval octafoil bowl has been reused in the 19th-century chancel piscina. The octagonal 15th-century limestone font has a quatrefoil panelled bowl and a traceried stem, which has been recut or renewed in the 19th century. In the south aisle, there is a marble wall tablet with a painted achievement dedicated to John Talbot, who died in 1689, and his daughter Isabella, who died in 1704. Additionally, two medieval floor slabs in the chancel likely once contained brasses.