Parish Church Of St Mary

The parish church of St Mary, originally dating possibly to the 13th and 15th centuries, has undergone significant alterations across several periods. Transepts were added in 1818, with further extensions in 1840. The transepts were lengthened in 1870, and a substantial internal re-orientation occurred between 1895 and 1896, resulting in the south transept being converted into the chancel. The building is constructed of blocked stucco with a slate roof and takes a cruciform shape.

The west tower is distinguished by its battlemented parapet and pronounced string course. It has a single stage with two-light square-headed belfry openings on all sides. The tower is contained within a widened section of the original nave, likely expanded around 1840, and presents a symmetrical entrance front. The west door has a hood mould with floriated terminals, and above it is a window featuring three quatrefoils within roundels. A clock is set within a stone surround to the north side. The windows are predominantly 19th century, divided into two building schemes. Three-light Decorated windows with hood moulds and head terminals are found at the north, south, and east ends and appear older than the two- or three-light windows without hood moulds, which are located on the north wall of the former chancel and the east and west walls of the present chancel.

A lean-to vestry is accessed via a gabled north porch, which is flanked by a lancet window. The vestry doorway has a chamfered top with a trefoil head. Inside, wagon roofs are present over the nave and chancel; a boarded wagon roof covers the old chancel. A chamfered stone arch defines the former chancel, while a wooden arch (1895-6) marks the present chancel. The ritual east window features internal nook shafts and keeled, stiff-leaf capitals. A five-bay wooden screen in Perpendicular style, dating to approximately 1895-6, was made locally. The interior also features three 19th-century stained glass windows from the 1870s, by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake, which are of high quality.