Church Of Saint Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is an Anglican parish church with origins in the 15th century. The tower dates to the 16th century, while the main body of the church was rebuilt in 1640. The chancel was extended in 1898, designed by C Ponting. The church is constructed of coursed rubble stone with stone slate roofs and coped gables.

The church comprises a nave and chancel which flow together, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower has two stages, diagonal buttresses, and a moulded plinth. It features a battlemented parapet with string courses at the base of the parapet and the belfry floor level, along with plain rectangular belfry windows with two lights. A semi-octagonal stair turret is located on the north side.

A 15th-century two-light window with Perpendicular tracery and a hoodmould is set into the south wall of the nave, to the west of the porch. The porch itself bears a date stone inscribed "1640," and has a chamfered pointed archway. The inner doorway has a depressed four-centred arch, leading to a battened oak door. East of the porch are two buttresses, followed by a three-light square-headed window with arched lights and a hoodmould, and a two-light square-headed window with cinquefoiled lights and a hoodmould. An additional date stone, inscribed "R R SONN OFRR, 1640," sits east of this. A 19th-century three-light square-headed window with concave arched lights is in the south wall of the chancel. The east window is a reset three-light window with Perpendicular tracery. Three buttresses define the north wall. A north chancel window mirrors its southern counterpart. West of this are a plain two-light square-headed window with a hoodmould, a three-light square-headed window with arched lights, a blocked doorway with a depressed four-centred arch, and a two-light square-headed window with a hoodmould.

Internally, the walls are plastered and feature a shallow segmental plastered ceiling with moulded ribs and carved bosses, with additional secondary ribs in the chancel. Late 17th-century altar rails are present. A recumbent effigy from 1895, depicting Canon R Smith, stands on the north wall. A 17th-century chancel screen displays a central segmental arch, supported by five round arched openings on the north side and columns replaced by pendants on the south side to accommodate a reading desk. The church features a panelled, oak 17th-century pulpit with a sounding board. 17th-century pews have panelled and carved ends. Fragments of 17th-century painted texts remain on the walls. An 18th-century west gallery includes the painted Royal Arms of James I. A monument to John Gould (1727) in a classical style is on the north wall, with its pediment incorporating into the ceiling. A monument to Richard Russell (1638) in classical style exists on the south wall. A simple octagonal font is likely from the 15th century. Notable fittings are present throughout.