Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building that was completely rebuilt in 1753, with further work in 1769 and remodeling in 1862 by John Colson. It is constructed of brick with flint panels and features Portland stone dressings, topped with an old plain tile roof that has pointed ridge tiles. The nave and chancel were built in 1753, while the tower was added in 1769. The 1862 remodeling included the addition of a south transept and a north vestry to the chancel.

The tower remains unaltered and is characterized by clasping buttresses, stone string courses, and a west doorway with rustication of alternating sizes. Each face of the tower has a pair of arched bell openings, and the parapet is stepped up at the corners to ball finials. The nave, which has five bays, originally featured arched 18th-century windows but now has 19th-century two-light perpendicular windows, along with other 19th-century windows and an offset and toothed cornice above.

Inside, the church has a plastered interior with an arched braced truss against the tower wall and old purlins with wind braces in the chancel roof. The remainder of the roof features a 19th-century king post truss, and there are 19th-century arches at the crossing. A large monument on the north nave wall, created in 1757 by Sir Henry Cheere, commemorates Jane, the wife of Admiral Lord Rodney, and includes a plaque added in 1792. This monument is made of white, pink, orange, and black marble, featuring an inscription panel surrounded by scroll and garland carvings, with two seated allegorical figures above a ledge that supports an inscribed sarcophagus. There is also a bust in a circular recess at the top, topped with a large broken pediment.

In the chancel, there is an oval monument from 1760 to Mrs. Davenport, which features a carving of a dog guarding keys, and a monument from 1823 by William Behnes to Esther North. Additionally, in the nave, there is an oak plaque dedicated to Mary Sumner, the wife of the rector and founder of the Mother's Union, dated 1876.