Church Of St Julian

The Church of St Julian, dating from around 1190 and significantly restored in 1861, was originally the chapel of the Hospital of St Julian, also known as God's House, which was founded around 1185 as an almshouse and hostel for pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. From the 16th century until 1939, it served regularly as a place of worship for French Protestants, earning the nickname the French Church.

The exterior features coursed stone rubble with a tiled roof, and there is stone coping on the gable end topped with a cross-shaped saddle stone. The squat tower has an archway beneath it, and the north door has been renewed. The nave and chancel each consist of two bays and have transitional style windows. A notable feature is the 12th-century chancel arch, which has two orders. Inside, there is a Leper's Squint Stoup Monument, likely from the 19th century, commemorating the execution of Richard Plantagenet, Lord Scrope of Masham, and Sir Thomas Gray of Northumberland in 1415 for their conspiracy against Henry V. The church also has a 19th-century barrel vaulted roof, which is of Grade I historical interest.