Church Of Holy Trinity

The Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building located in Colton. It was originally built in 1578, with the tower added in the early 17th century, the transept in 1721, and the vestry in 1762. The church underwent restoration in 1890. It features roughcast stone with ashlar dressings and a slate roof. The structure includes a single-vessel nave and chancel with five bays, a north transept, and a west tower that has a lean-to north vestry.

The church's south facade showcases a single-chamfered-mullioned window with three segmental-headed lights above a gabled porch, which was originally designed to light a gallery that has since been removed. The next two bays contain windows with Tudor-headed lights, while the chancel features a blocked hollow-chamfered arched entrance with a tombstone from 1831 and a window with two cusped lights. On the north facade, the nave has a window with two segmental-headed lights, another with two Tudor-headed lights, and a third with three Tudor-headed lights, accompanied by an upper window of two segmental-headed lights above a small entrance. The transept includes double-chamfered-mullioned windows with three segmental-headed lights on the east and west sides, and a window with three cusped lights on the north side, all adorned with label moulds. The chancel has a single cusped light on the north and a four-light cusped window on the east, also under a label mould. The tower is topped with an embattled parapet featuring two waterspouts on the west side, a small square west window with one of two round-headed lights above, and plain straight-headed bell openings with stone louvres. The vestry has a window with two segmental-headed lights.

Inside, the roof trusses are supported by two collars. The west wall displays the painted text "DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD," along with a long-case wall clock dated 1829 and the arms of George III. The plain font, likely from the 16th century, has been retooled. The transept contains a wall tablet dedicated to James Machell, who died in 1775, featuring scrolls, an obelisk, an urn, and an armorial bearing. The chancel includes fittings from 1890 and a communion rail with turned balusters, probably from the early 17th century. The church has four windows with fine early 20th-century stained glass on the south side and one on the north side.