Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a small parish church featuring a Norman font and a 15th-century tower, with the remainder of the structure rebuilt in 1871. The tower is constructed of local stone rubble with Beerstone ashlar details, while the rest of the church is made of flint with Membury stone dressings and has a slate roof. The layout consists of a nave that is lower and narrower than the chancel, with no aisles and a south porch leading to a west tower.

The exterior showcases the 15th-century west tower, which has two stages and is unbuttressed, topped with an embattled parapet that includes a Beerstone niche on the north side. The belfry windows display various styles, and the west doorway is blocked. Above it, there is a three-light window featuring Perpendicular tracery and a plain hood. The rebuilt portion from 1871 includes single and double lancet windows on each side and a three-light east window with plate tracery. The gabled south porch has a two-centred outer arch with a chamfered surround, matching the south door.

Inside, most features date from the 1871 rebuild. The nave and chancel have boarded roofs supported by open king post trusses with curving collars. The chancel arch is a plain ashlar two-centred arch, while the tower arch is of indeterminate date. The walls are plastered, and the floor consists of flags and tiles, with encaustic tiles in the chancel. The altar table, altar rail, stalls, and benches are all made of pine with minimal Gothic decoration. The oak rood screen is mostly a 1939 rebuild of the original 15th-century screen, although some tracery is original. The pulpit also incorporates some old carved oak. The Norman font is made of Beerstone, featuring a plain circular bowl on a cylindrical shaft. There are no monuments within the church.