Parish Church Of St George

The parish church of St George is an Anglican church largely dating from the mid-14th century, with a 13th-century chancel arch, and a 15th-century north aisle. The porch and chancel were restored between 1836 and 1852 and in 1845, respectively, by George Madan, the incumbent. The main building material is Cotswold limestone, although the clearstorey wall is constructed of marlstone. The roofs are lead, except for the stone slate covering on the chancel.

The church comprises a west tower, north and south aisles, and a chancel. The four-stage tower features a blank, panelled crenellation and three diagonal pinnacles. Diagonal buttresses are present at each corner, with fine paired corbel heads or animal carvings above and below the string courses. The nave clearstorey has four two-light perpendicular windows, with a pierced parapet above the string course. The south aisle has two-light, restored 14th-century windows and an unpierced parapet. The chancel also features two-light 14th-century windows and a parapet string course with ball-flower detailing. At each end of the north aisle is a three-light traceried window. The north aisle walling is of worn marlstone, reaching eaves level, and a blocked north door is present; there is no parapet.

Inside, the tower is vaulted with a quadripartite structure containing ridge ribs. A modern glazed screen separates the tower from the arch. The four-bay nave has heavy octagonal piers on plinths, simple bell capitals, and heavy double-chamfered arches, dying into the wall, with a continuous string course above. A low-pitch, arch-braced boarded ceiling covers the nave. The lean-to north aisle has a heavy central purlin, spanning five bays, with three arch braces brought down to low corbels. A blocked north door is present, not aligned with the south door. The south aisle features a 4-bay, 19th-century roof structure. The chancel arch has twin cusped openings on the north side and triple cusped openings on the south side, at a lower level. The arch mould is stopped to an octagonal cap on short triple shafts, which have a keeled profile and spring from leaf-carved brackets. The chancel, rebuilt in the 19th century, has a pointed barrel roof with painted ribs. Floors are generally stone, except under the pews, and 19th-century tiles are likely present beneath the chancel flooring, which was carpeted at the time of survey. A good Jacobean pulpit is situated on the north respond of the chancel, along with a 13th-century font set upon a 19th-century base with three dog-tooth ornaments. A carved oak reredos depicting The Last Supper is also present. The east window in the south aisle is a work by Clayton and Bell.

The church is reputed to have been rebuilt around 1340 by Lord Berkeley, following the murder of Edward II.