Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a church that dates back to the 13th century, with rebuilds in the 18th century and again in 1865. It is constructed of rubble flint with stone dressings and brick, topped with a plain tiled roof. The building features a small chancel and nave, along with a squat crennelated west tower. All the windows are from the 19th century and are designed in the Perpendicular style. The south nave wall, which is made of chequered brick from the 18th century, includes a brick porch and door with brick jambs, but has an earlier pointed stone head with a hollow chamfer. Inside the church, there is a small piscina from the 15th century, and the chancel arch is plastered and has a 4-centred form that springs from the side walls. In the nave, there is a mutilated 15th-century tomb and a frieze of small panels decorated with quatrefoils, foliage, and an IHS monogram, which may represent a cresting associated with Prior Hunton of Winchester. The church was mentioned as a chapel to the Crawley parish in 1291.