Parish Church Of St John The Baptist

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist has origins dating back to the 13th century but is primarily in the Perpendicular style. It features a west tower, nave, and chancel, along with north and south aisles. There is a single-storey projecting south porch that has a castellated parapet and three figures in niches, which were reinserted in the 19th century. The church was restored by G E Street in 1869 and is constructed of rubble with ashlar dressings, topped with a Cotswold stone tile roof. The west tower, which is made of ashlar, has four stages and is a later example of Perpendicular style, complete with diagonal buttresses, a blind panelled and pierced castellated parapet, crocketed pinnacles, and a five-light west window. The third and fourth stages feature well-crafted two- and three-light pierced tracery windows.

Inside, the tower has a tierceron vault. The nave consists of four bays with Perpendicular arcades; the south side has a slight ogee arch, while the north bay nearest the chancel is in the Early English style. There is a 15th-century pulpit built into the wall between the third and fourth bays of the north arcade, which has been much restored by G E Street but retains a fan-vault inside and a leaded two-light window to the north aisle.

The chancel arch is in the Early English style with twisted terminals, and the chancel itself has two bays, with the north bay being Early English and the south bay in the Perpendicular style. The north chapel contains an Early English piscina and a finely carved 15th-century image bracket. An incised stone slab commemorates Richard Colmore, dated 1513, and is set under a double ogee head.

The font, dating from the 13th century, has a plain octagonal bowl on an octagonal shaft with a roll at the top and bottom. The church also features 19th-century pews, choir stalls, and a reredos. Some remains of the Perpendicular-boarded roof are present, though mostly restored.