Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is a church with a 14th-century tower, whose chancel and nave were rebuilt in 1760 for George Lynn, and subsequently remodelled around 1864. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a lead roof and Collyweston slate covering. The church comprises a nave, chancel, and west tower.

The south elevation of the chancel features three bays arranged in a single window range, with a central 19th-century three-light window containing tracery. Flanking bays are blank and have a hipped roof with Collyweston slates. A similar three-light east window with intersecting tracery is present. The north elevation of the chancel features three blank bays and a projecting central bay corresponding with a monument located within the chancel, with a priest door to the right. The south elevation of the nave has three bays containing a two-window range of three-light windows with geometrical tracery. A 19th-century south doorway with a two-centred arch and a single order of shafts is located at the far left. The north elevation of the nave mirrors the south, with a three-window range of 19th-century three-light windows.

The west tower is of three stages with angle buttresses to the north-west corner, the buttresses featuring large projections. A 19th-century three-light window in the lower stage displays shields of the Knyvet and Basset families; similar shields are present on the north and south faces. A single-light window with cusping is found on each face of the second stage. Two-light bell-chamber openings, with transoms and carved label stops, are present on each face of the upper stage. A string course sits above, embellished with carved corbels, and topped with a plain parapet with central cross slits. A crocketed octagonal spire rises behind the parapet, featuring two tiers of lucarnes and shields above the first stage of the lucarnes.

Internally, the chancel arch is triple-chamfered and hollowed, with octagonal responds. The tower arch is similar. The tower walls have vaulting ribs and four carved corbels. Contemporary nave and chancel roofs are present. 17th-century panelling, likely reset, is found in the chancel. An 18th-century communion rail with turned balusters exists alongside a late 18th-century pulpit with fielded panelling, and a small 19th-century octagonal font. A false south door is set in the chancel. A mid-19th-century chamber organ, originally from Southwick Hall, is also present. Stained glass is found in the south windows of the nave. Matrices of brasses are embedded in the nave floor. Inscribed floor slabs commemorate the Lynn family in the chancel; four display circular armorial panels. A monument dedicated to George Lynn (died 1758) and attributed to Roubilliac is set within a recess in the north wall of the chancel, comprising grey and white marble with an oval medallion suspended from a flat obelisk; drapery is featured below, alongside a seated female figure leaning against an urn. A sarcophagus tablet by Whiting commemorates Augusta Lynn (died 1827) and a subsequent tablet, also commemorating George Lynn (died 1827) and family are located on the south wall of the chancel. Fragments of 14th- and 15th-century masonry are incorporated within the church.