Church Of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a parish church dating from the 14th century, with the northern aisle rebuilt and the church restored in 1850. The structure includes a nave, aisles, and a west tower, while the chancel was demolished in 1780 when the interior was refurbished. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone and features lead roofs. The west tower has three stages, with diagonal buttresses on the lower stage, small cusped lancets on the second stage, and 2-light traceried openings in the bell chamber. The tower is topped with a battlemented parapet, gargoyles, and a wrought iron weather vane shaped like a key.

The west side has three steps leading to a hollow chamfered arched doorway, which is adorned with a label and worn carved head stops, and a 2-light Decorated window above it. The nave features a parapet on the south wall with blind tracery ornament, but lacks a clerestory. The aisles have crude battlements on the east and west sides, and three bays of 2-light Decorated windows with ogee tracery. There is a 19th-century 3-light Decorated window with reticulated tracery on the east side.

Inside, the nave consists of four bays with a double chamfered arcade supported by octagonal piers with moulded caps. The ceiling is flat and plastered, featuring a Gothick cornice, and the floor is paved with black and white marble. A 14th-century chancel arch is incorporated into the east wall. The fittings from around 1780 include box pews in the aisles and a double-decker pulpit in the east bay of the north aisle. The west gallery has pointed arched panels, and some 19th-century stained glass is present.

Monuments within the church include recumbent alabaster effigies of John Barton and his wife from the mid-15th century, located flanking the entry to the nave. In the center of the nave is a re-assembled monument to Robert Ingylton and his three wives from 1472, featuring a stone tomb chest with ogee niches and figures, along with a fine brass depicting four figures and 16 children under an elaborate canopy of four ogee arches with crockets and finials. There is also a brass memorial to Jane Ingleton from 1557 in the east bay of the nave.