Church Of St Mary Magdalene

The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a parish church located on Canterbury Road in Denton and Wootton. It dates back to the 13th century, with the east end rebuilt in 1909. The church is constructed of flint, partly rendered, and features a plain tiled roof covering the chancel, nave, and a tall west tower. The tower stands on a plinth and has a string course leading to its battlements. It includes a simple chamfered western doorway and lancet windows. The church has 13th-century lancets throughout, along with a 19th-century lancet and a Decorated two-light window in the south nave. The east end is made of knapped flint and has a poorly executed 20th-century east window. There is a 19th-century wooden porch on a flint base, featuring a wave chamfered north doorway.

Inside, the church has a small plain pointed arch leading to the tower, with a similar chancel arch that shows traces of nailhead ornament on the abaci. The roof has three spindly crown posts, while the chancel features a single crown post roof and a north window recess that may have been a blocked doorway or a reading desk recess, containing fragments of medieval glass. The fittings are all from the 19th century, including box pews and a font.

Notable features include a brass memorial set in the north wall of the chancel, dedicated to John Boys, who died in 1543, featuring a fine armorial achievement with an inscription in moulded stone surrounds. There are also monuments to Phineas Andrewes, who died in 1661, with a black and white marble wall plaque designed as an aedicule with Corinthian pilasters and a segmental pediment, and to William Willats, who died in 1867, featuring a white marble wall plaque with a round-headed triptych-like panel depicting scenes from the Voyage of Life. Additionally, there is a stone cross set in the north wall of the nave by the pulpit, with undeciphered lettering and a small marble plaque above it dedicated to Katherine Warly, who died in 1717.