Church Of St Mary

The Church of St. Mary is a parish church with architectural elements dating from the 11th to the 12th century, including remnants of herringbone stonework in the south wall of the nave. The chancel and north aisle are from the 13th century, while the west tower and porch were added in the 15th century. The church has undergone significant restoration in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed of rubble stone with slate roofs on the nave and north aisle, and an old tile roof on the chancel.

The west tower has three stages, featuring angled buttresses, a rendered battlemented parapet, a moulded arch at the west door, and traceried openings in the bell chamber. The south wall of the nave includes a parapet and three Perpendicular windows, while the north wall has a parapet and three circular cusped clerestory lights, originally from the 14th century. The north aisle contains two Perpendicular windows and a doorway, along with a two-light Decorated window to the west, which has carved head label stops. A 19th-century vestry is located in the angle with the tower.

The south wall of the chancel features an original two-light window with ogee tracery and a flat hood-mould with volute stops, along with similar tracery above the door. The north wall has a half-blocked traceried window, and the east window is a three-light design with intersecting tracery.

Inside, the nave has a north arcade with four bays of double chamfered arches supported by octagonal piers with moulded caps, and a 19th-century roof. The church contains 19th-century fittings, a brass memorial to William Barton and his wife from 1389, and 18th-century wall tablets, including a pyramid tablet dedicated to Charles Wodnoth from 1778.