Church Of St Martins

The Church of St Martins is a parish church built in 1832 by surveyor John Peniston, located on the site of an older church. It is constructed of brick with some blue headers, and the east wall features partly reused dressed stone, topped with a plain tile roof. The church has a single cell plan that includes a chancel and nave, with north and south porches and a small west tower.

The east end showcases a Y-tracery window set in a chamfered opening, flanked by corner buttresses. Each side of the church has six bays, each featuring a pointed lancet window in a chamfered opening, except for the west side. There are buttresses between the bays and at each end, except between the west of the central bays, which have a gabled porch with a pointed, chamfered opening. The west end is dominated by a small cross-section tower in the center, which has a similar window and an offset belfry stage with bell openings on the west and east sides, topped with a gabled roof.

Inside, there is a brass from 1599 located on the floor by the altar, and a tablet commemorating Mary Ann Gray from 1757 in the central aisle made of brick paviour. On the south wall, there is a monument from 1627 dedicated to John Constable, featuring two large kneeling figures between two columns and a wide open pediment, with both figures holding vines and busts of their children. The church also contains an 18th-century Perpendicular style font. On the north wall, there is a tablet from 1757 dedicated to Cray. At the east end, there are prayer boards, and above the west door, there is a board displaying the Royal arms. A timber gallery is located at the west end, with a later screen below it that forms a vestry.