Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that dates from the 12th century, with later additions from the late 13th century, around 1340, the 15th century, and the late 19th century. The Norman nave is now represented by three bays of arcading on the south side, featuring 13th-century pointed arches with dog-tooth ornamentation resting on scalloped capitals. This is set against a massive rectangular support with a wider arch that marks the position of the original chancel. The north side of the nave also has three late Norman bays with moulded capitals and round columns. The chancel, dating from the 13th century, contains coupled lancet windows. The aisle walls and windows, which have coupled cusped lights, are from the 15th century. The south aisle was widened to incorporate a 13th-century south transept that was originally built with the chancel.

The tower at the west end is from the mid-14th century, while the vestry, which has a later northward extension, is from the mid-19th century, and the south porch is from the late 19th century. The exterior features a single ridge tile roof, another ridged roof above the north aisle, and a lead sloping roof over the south aisle. The walls are constructed of flint with stone dressings. The two-stage tower is made of ashlar and includes parapet mouldings, a set-off moulding at the middle band, and a plinth, with small ogee openings, including a coupled west window, topped by a shingled broach spire.

The porch is tiled and gabled, supported by an open timber frame on a stone wall. The front of the church, dating from the 12th century, features a Purbeck square top with arcaded sides on a central drum, and four corner shafts that are moulded at the top and bottom. Inside, there are several wall monuments from the early 19th century, three 18th-century paintings of religious subjects, and prescription boards. Moulded canopies and brackets for statuary are located on either side of the former east window of the north aisle, and the eastern columns on the north side of the nave have carved heads from the medieval period. The chancel ceiling has arch-braced collars, while the nave features King-post trusses.