Church of St Mary Magdalen

The Church of St Mary Magdalen is a parish church largely dating to the 14th century, with alterations from the 15th and 17th centuries, and a north chapel likely dating to the 17th or 18th century, with further alterations in the 19th century and a restoration in 1905. The church is constructed of coursed, squared rubble walls with ashlar dressings and has gabled, stone-slated roofs. The plan includes a nave, chancel, a south tower incorporating a porch, and a north chapel leading from the chancel. The two-stage south tower has moulded string-courses and an embattled parapet. It features a two-centred, chamfered arch with continuous jambs. The fenestration has been extensively restored, with many windows being of two lights under square heads. A 15th-century restored window is located on the north nave wall, and a 17th-century window with a chamfered, round head is on the east side of the north nave wall. A 20th-century three-light window is in the east chancel wall. The west nave wall contains a much-restored 15th-century three-light window under a two-centred head. A 14th-century south chancel door has a chamfered two-centred head and continuous jambs. A 14th-century north nave buttress exists, with other buttresses being 20th century or extensively restored. The south nave doorway also has a chamfered two-centred head and continuous jambs. The two-part door is dated 1637; the outer door is of plain boards. Internally, the church features a two-centred, chamfered chancel arch with continuous jambs and a flat soffit, and a chamfered, segmental chapel arch. A 14th-century piscina with a two-centred head is set within the chancel wall, along with ribbed barrel vaults to the nave and chancel. A font with an octagonal stone bowl dating to the 15th century, featuring trefoiled panels, sits on an 18th-century gadrooned and fluted plinth. Other features include 19th and 20th-century seating and a pulpit, a 20th-century font, various 18th and 19th-century monuments, and a significant monument to the Newman family, circa 1750 which is located on the north wall of the chapel. This monument is constructed of coloured marbles and features busts, portrait medallions, and foliate brackets and wreaths.