Parish Church Of St Mary

The Parish Church of St Mary is a 12th-century church with substantial later additions and a significant restoration in 1846. The lower walls are roughcast. The west tower is of Norman design, featuring a portal with a plain tympanum and a lead spire. The chancel dates from the 13th century and contains lancet windows. The nave, also from the 13th century, incorporates a five-bay arcade supported by low, round piers. The transepts are likely slightly later in date. The clerestory and the flat-pitched timber roof are 15th-century. Stained glass windows are present, with works by Kempe and Tower, and a window in the east window by Comper (1908). Original features include a Norman font and a pulpit dating from around 1675. The church contains several good brasses, as well as effigies of W Gerard and his wife (died 1607). A wall monument dedicated to Lyon, sculpted by Flaxman, is from 1815. A prominent marble monument to Lord North, designed by Hopper, is located in the north aisle (1831). Other monuments are to James Edwards by Peter Turnerelli (1816), to Joseph Drury by Richard Westmacott the younger (1835), and to Thomas Graham by Peter Scheemakers (1733). The church serves as a prominent landmark.