Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church dating back to the 11th century, with significant alterations in the 19th century. It is constructed of flint and rubble, with squared rubble dressings, and has a roof that is partially tiled and partially stone-slated with stone copings. The church comprises a nave, chancel, a north vestry, and a south porch. The east window is pointed, with two lights and Perpendicular tracery, likely dating to the 15th century. Other windows are mainly from the 19th century. A blocked, original round-headed loop is set high in the north wall. According to Hutchins, there were originally eight similar windows in the nave, which may be concealed beneath the render. Both north and south doorways have 4-centred heads with continuous jambs. A 19th-century open timber porch with a stone-slated roof is present.

The original plan of the church is uncertain, and the chancel walls are unusually thick, suggesting they may have once supported a tower. A round-headed recess in the east chancel wall may represent the original sanctuary arch, featuring a single order of plain voussoirs springing from chamfered imposts decorated with a pattern of small rectangles enclosing diagonal crosses and pearls. This decoration is original only on the imposts within the reveals of the archway, with the remainder being 19th-century. The chancel arch appears to be round headed and rendered, likely dating to the 11th century. A 19th-century arch leads from the chancel to the vestry. A 14th-century niche is located in the north respond of the former east archway, featuring a cusped 2-centred head and stop chamfered jambs. A 15th-century piscina has a cinqufoil ogee-headed opening within a square head. Various 19th-century monuments are present, including one to Peter Beckford, the writer on foxhunting, and a 1921 monument to Martha Cameron Lindsay by Francois Sicard, depicting a marble relief with a seated figure. The church holds considerable archaeological interest, and additional early features may be found beneath the render.