Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church largely dating to the 12th century, with extensions from the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. It was restored around 1870 under the direction of Ewan Christian, with involvement from Edward Hussey. The church is constructed of rubble sandstone with plain tiled roofs. It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle, a south-western tower, and a south porch. The sections are separately roofed.

The nave has offset corner buttresses and 2-light quatrefoil windows from the 14th century, except for the 5-light Perpendicular west window. The two-stage tower has offset corner buttresses, battlements, a recessed shingled spire, and a south-western stair turret. The south porch has angle buttresses and a restored square-headed door surround with quatrefoil spandrel enrichment and a roll-moulded doorway, featuring anchor ties seemingly lettered A I I. A crown post roof is inside the porch. The chancel and chapel have windows similar to the nave, with a lancet window in the north wall, a reticulated chapel east window, and a Perpendicular style chancel east window.

Internally, the nave has a four-bay 14th-century arcade with double chamfered arches resting on octagonal piers, along with a similar tower arch and chancel and chapel arches. Crown post roofs are present. A later 14th-century three-bay chancel arcade exists, with the eastern arch set lower, and remnants of a lower 13th-century arch and associated evidence gathered during the 1870s restoration indicating that the chancel previously extended further east and downslope. Encaustic tiles from the 14th century are found in the south chapel. A piscina and sedilia are incorporated into the chancel arcade. A three-tier pulpit, dated 1630, features a tester and unusually rich arcaded enrichment, with the lower tiers comprising 19th-century panelling from both old and reproduction materials. The Royal Arms of Queen Anne are positioned above the south door and were originally part of an 18th-century reredos, enriched with urns and putti in clouds. Numerous wall monuments are present, notably a black and white aedicule to Richard Thomas, who died in 1657, and a series of marble plaques dedicated to the Hussey family in the south (Scotney) chapel, including those commemorating Edward Hussey, who died in 1894, and Christopher Hussey, who died in 1970.