Church Of St Peter And St Paul

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church dating back to the late 12th century, with a 13th-century chancel. A tower to the north was added in 1879 by J. C. Boys, who also undertook a general restoration of the church. The spire was rebuilt in 1913 by T. G. Jackson. The church is constructed from random flint rubble with stone dressings, featuring plain tiled roofs, renewed, with a weatherboarded and wooden louvred top section to the short tower, and a wood-shingled broach spire.

The church comprises a nave, a chancel to the east, a tower to the northeast, and a vestry in the northeast corner. The short tower has offset buttresses to its north corners, and a polygonal stair turret under a gabled roof sits on the southwest angle, where it joins the nave. The squat, broach spire atop the tower features five trefoil-light, cusped-head, depressed arches on each face, with a large 19th or 20th-century arched window to the north, incorporating a clock face. Diagonal buttresses are present at the east end, highlighting the 14th-century East Window of three trefoil, ogee-arched lights, set within a two-order chamfered arch with cusped net tracery and a label. A 15th-century West Window, featuring cinque-foil lights and a flat segmental arch, is also present. Lancet windows and a sundial are found on the north side of the chancel, while a 19th-century window is located on the south side. A double Lancet window is on the west side of the south wall, with a renewed window alongside. A gabled, half-open porch, incorporating some timbers from the 14th century, is positioned on the south side, with a chamfered, round-arched stone surround to the south door.

Inside, the church has a heavily restored 6-bay nave with a 15th-century roof, featuring surviving collar beams and tie beams, reconstructed in the 19th century. The chancel roof is from the 14th century, with a widened chancel arch. Notable features include two piscinae on the south wall, the eastern one round-headed and the western one square. A 13th-century sedilia features engaged shafts on each jamb with hollow chamfers, a moulded base with three rounds, and bell capitals. A late 19th-century pulpit, constructed of stone and black marble pillars, with roundel decoration, is also present. The font consists of a Sussex marble bowl, square in shape, with tapering sides featuring shallow circular headed arcades; the central stem is surrounded by angle pillars. An Onslow pew, located at the west end of the nave, is a fine late 17th-century example, possibly of Italian origin, with carved armrests depicting cherub's heads. A painting of three figures on board is situated on the south side of the chancel. A carved panel depicting a dragon and a reptile in combat is attached to the south porch.