Church Of St Peter And St Paul

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a parish church with origins dating back to the Saxon period. It features an aisleless nave and chancel, which were expanded around 1160 to include a north aisle of two bays and a south aisle from the late 12th century. Several extensions were added in the 13th century, including an extension of the Saxon chancel, which has a replaced Early English chancel arch, along with north and south aisles of three bays, and a larger new chancel of three bays. The 13th-century west tower was substantially rebuilt in 1794 after a fire. Attached to the south side of the tower is a two-storeyed vestry from the 15th century and a two-storeyed porch from the 13th century.

The church's walls are constructed of flint with stone dressings, featuring stepped buttresses and lancet windows, some of which have been replaced by 15th-century Perpendicular windows. The porch displays flint and stone patterned walling. The tower exhibits mixed flint and stone walling with brick quoins in the upper stages and small corner pinnacles. Inside, the church reveals its construction phases, including remains of the Saxon eaves band and vertical lesenes. The western part of the church has a wider nave with round arches on the north side decorated in Norman style, while the south side features pointed arches with dog tooth decoration, both supported by cylindrical columns. The central part has a narrower nave, which was formerly the chancel, with pointed arches, cylindrical and octagonal columns with moulded caps. The chancel includes wide splays to the coupled lancets and squints on each side. The original west wall of the aisles remains, showcasing Norman window splays, and there are clustered shafts at the arches between the older and later nave and north aisle. The base of the pulpit is medieval, and the church also contains several 18th-century wall monuments and a Royal Coat of Arms from 1953.