Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a parish church that originated in the 13th century and was enlarged in the 15th century with the addition of aisles and the enlargement of the transepts. It was restored, likely in the 1860s. The building is constructed of roughcast stone and features slate roofs. The nave and chancel are combined, showcasing a five-light perpendicular east window. The aisles contain Y-tracery windows, except for the east windows on the north and south sides, which are perpendicular three-light windows. Both the north and south transepts also have Y-tracery.

The south doorway features a moulded two-centred arch and a nail-studded plank door. There is a south porch with a similar arch and a slate sundial on the gable dated 1808. The west tower has a batter, diagonal buttresses at the base, a corbelled embattled parapet, and a short recessed stone spire with small lucarnes. The tower includes lancet bell-openings, two of which have trefoil heads, a three-light perpendicular west window, and a two-centred chamfered arch west doorway. A stair turret is located on the southeast corner of the tower.

Inside, the church features three bay north and south arcades, plus one smaller bay in the chancel, with double chamfered two-centred arches supported by octagonal piers with octagonal capitals. The tower arch is unmoulded and two-centred. The nave, aisles, and transepts have 15th-century waggon roofs with moulded ribs and carved bosses, while the chancel has a late 19th-century waggon roof. The interior walls are entirely plastered and display incised and painted decoration from around the 1860s. A 15th-century roof screen separates the nave and aisles, which was rebuilt in the late 19th century using some original carved work. The parclose screens are largely intact.

There is a late 17th-century panelled octagonal pulpit on a later base, and a 12th-century font made of red sandstone with a fluted round bowl, a frieze of incised semi-circles, and a cushion base. The tiling is signed by Henry and Webb. Other furnishings and seating are Victorian, and the stained glass from 1840 is noted as unusual. Monuments within the church include a slate tablet to Elizabeth Cary from 1671 in the chancel and 17th and 18th-century slate and marble tomb slabs located in the aisles.