Church Of Holy Cross

The Church of Holy Cross is a parish church with origins dating back to the 12th century. It features a tower from the late 15th century, while the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1837 and restored in 1876. The structure has coursed stone rubble walls, with some granite used in the tower, and a gable-ended slate roof. The layout includes a nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower, south porch, and a vestry at the east end of the aisle. The only remnants of the 12th-century church are the south doorway and the Norman font.

The exterior showcases a three-stage west tower with a chamfered plinth and stringcourses, topped with battlements and crocketted pinnacles. The belfry features two-light, four-centred head openings. The granite west doorway has a two-centred head with hollow and roll moulding, while the west window is a restored three-light Perpendicular-style design. The north aisle contains two three-light windows with cinquefoiled heads, and the leanto vestry at the east end of the aisle incorporates a 17th-century three-light moulded granite mullion window. The east window is a three-light design with early English style tracery, and the south side has two cinquefoiled head windows, one being a one-light and the other a three-light. The one-storey gabled south porch features a two-centred arch.

Inside, the church has a notable 12th-century south doorway with a simple Norman arch supported by shafts with cushion capitals. The porch contains old carved wall-plates. The aisle is separated from the nave by two Doric columns that support a flat plastered lintel. The 12th-century font bowl is decorated with stars, crosses, and circles, though the base may have been renewed. A tower screen commemorates the 1897 Jubilee. The wagon roofs of the nave and chancel may incorporate some old timbers.