Church Of St Mary

Anglican parish church dating from the 12th century with significant 15th-century and mid-18th-century phases. The building comprises a nave with north aisle and south porch, chancel, and west tower. The nave is constructed in random squared and dressed limestone, while the tower, porch, south wall of the chancel, and north aisle are built in ashlar. The east and west walls of the chancel are coursed squared and dressed limestone, with stone slate roofing throughout.

The south wall of the nave contains two large 19th-century round-headed windows. A flat-roofed porch in mid-18th-century style occupies the left side, featuring double cast iron gates with urn finials within a trefoil-headed opening with imposts and an ogee-curved architrave rising towards an upright cross finial. Blind quatrefoils flank the opening; a small round-headed window with diamond leaded panes sits to the left.

Two small Tudor-arched single-light windows at the east end sit above chancel roof level. The south wall of the chancel has two lancet windows flanking a 19th-century priest's door within a pointed-arched surround. Two reused pieces of 12th-century stonework with diaper decoration indicate the chancel was rebuilt in the 13th century. A wide lancet with moulded hood is positioned at the east end.

The buttressed north aisle contains a rectangular three-light window with Perpendicular tracery at the east end and two similar windows in the north wall. An early plank door positioned far right is set within a moulded Tudor-arched surround with carved spandrels and hood with diamond stops. A two-light pointed window with quatrefoil at the west end may be within blocking of a former doorway.

The three-stage tower was built between 1749 and 1752 by masons John Bryan of Painswick and Joseph Bryan of Gloucester. It features a three-light pointed window on the west side and a clock above partly covering a blocked trefoil-headed two-light window. A similar blind window appears on the north face.

The interior contains a three-bay Perpendicular nave arcade with octagonal piers, moulded capitals, and double-chamfered pointed arches. A plastered wagon roof to the nave features panelling with finely carved foliate bosses and brattishing at the east end. The chancel has a 20th-century panelled wagon roof. The north aisle has simple tie beams and a canted plastered roof. The floor is flagged throughout.

A 12th-century chancel arch features a plain inner arch and chevroned outer arch rising from engaged jamb shafts with scalloped capitals. A cambered rood beam formerly reached via a flight of steps; a tall 18th-century round-headed chancel arch now dominates. A small Tudor-arched doorway to the tower stairs sits to the right.

The church contains extensive furnishings and fittings of interest. A 19th-century font at the west end of the nave arcade is a copy of a 12th-century example from Lasborough. Late 19th and early 20th-century pews and choir stalls are in place. An octagonal wooden pulpit is constructed from carved 17th-century panelling and barley-twist balusters from the old manor house at Witcombe Park. A small 17th-century carved wooden box with dragon motif sits beside the pulpit. Communion rails feature widely spaced barley-twist balusters, probably also from the old manor house. A small 17th-century communion table with turned legs bears inscriptions in relief on three sides: "LOVE AS BRETHEREN 1688 / DOE THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEE / BE YE ALL OF ONE MINDE". A 19th-century reredos made in 1904 from panels from a Gloucester house is present, with an aumbry with wooden door to the left, and two hanging iron ball candelabra.

The chancel contains two ledger stones to members of the Hicks family—one from the mid-18th century and one dated 1801. Eight marble monuments to Hicks family members line the chancel walls: two from the 18th century and five from the 19th century. A 20th-century Royal arms of George III and 19th-century wooden commandment board are in the north aisle. Fragments of 15th-century stained glass remain in the tracery of the north aisle windows, alongside 19th-century stained glass in the nave and chancel windows.