Church Of St Clare

The Church of St Clare is a medieval church that was restored in 1873. It features a nave, chancel, west tower, and south porch, constructed from flint and limestone rubble with limestone dressings, and has plaintiled roofs. The church includes a late 14th century north doorway, which is now blocked, and a south doorway with a stoup to the right, along with a south nave window. The chancel, which has late 15th century elements, contains a piscina, a south doorway, a broad chancel arch, and two-light north and south windows, as well as a four-light east window with a hood-moulded two-centred head. The chancel roof is two-bay with principal rafters, arch-braced collars, moulded purlins, a crenellated cornice, and some fragments of tracery above the collars. There are also late 15th century two-light nave windows. The 15th century three-stage tower features a two-light west window, crenellated parapets, and two-light belfry openings.

The 1873 alterations included repairs to the south porch, which is made of knapped flint with limestone dressings and has a parapet-gabled plaintiled roof. A new nave roof of crownpost type was installed, reusing one 15th century moulded crownpost. An octagonal limestone font in Perpendicular style was added, along with choir stalls that reused three 16th century poppyhead ends, and new furnishings including a reredos, lectern, pulpit, and pews. The church features some sub-medieval clear leaded glazing in various shades, and one nave window contains fragments of medieval stained glass in the tracery. In the chancel, there is a marble-framed slate wall tablet commemorating Richard Grandorge, rector, who died in 1619, along with his two wives and son and daughter.