Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church dating back to the 13th century, with a south aisle added in the 15th century and a chancel rebuilt in the 15th century. A transept was incorporated into the aisle, and a chapel added. The chancel was restored in the early 19th century, and the church was further restored in 1893 by CF Ponting, with a porch added at that time. The building is constructed of flint, partly rendered, with stone dressings, tile-hanging and weatherboarding to the bell tower, and a lead and plain tile roof. The ground slopes steeply to the west.

The chancel has 19th-century Perpendicular windows. The south chapel features a cast 15th-century two-light window with trefoils and a 14th-century round-headed two-light window with trefoils. The south aisle has square-headed and cinquefoiled 15th-century windows. An ornate, buttressed, gabled porch faces south. Restored 13th-century lancet windows are located to the west and south-west. The north transept has 14th-century windows, some trefoiled or rebated lancets that have been restored. The nave has 15th-century trefoiled three-light windows and a 13th-century cinquefoiled doorway. Low down on the west side, there are jambs of a 12th-century doorway, partially obscured by a 19th-century rebuilt window with blocked lower lights. Gable walls are present, with buttresses to the nave and aisle. The bell turret has a square bell opening on each face and a hipped roof. A flat roof is concealed behind a parapet to the aisle.

Inside, a monument from 1823 to General Sir Eyre Coote, by W Theed (marble depicting the general on his deathbed, with family and an angel) stands on the north wall of the chancel. Another monument from 1834 to Sir Eyre Coote, by J Gibson (marble depicting an angel comforting a family), is also present. A four-centred arch leads to the chapel, and a similar arch defines the chancel. A 12th-century round-headed arch with a carved impost leads to the transept in the north-east of the nave. Three 13th-century arches of the arcade rest on octagonal piers with moulded capitals and bases, while one arch is 15th-century. Several aisle windows contain medieval glass, and an old south door is fitted in a newer frame. A stoup is located beside the door. Royal arms from 1678 are painted on a board at the west end of the nave. An octagonal 15th-century font stands on a 19th-century base, near the entrance to the roof loft. Furnishings include items from the 17th and 18th centuries, alongside 19th-century replicas. The chapel contains a 16th-century Dutch triptych, a painting of General Eyre Coote, and a 14th-century piscina. The nave roof is a restored 16th-century wagon roof with moulded ribs, bosses, and plates, while the chancel roof is similar but from the 19th century. The aisle and old transept roofs are also of earlier date.