Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter dates to circa 1863 and was designed by Richard Armstrong. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a plain-tile roof and is built in the late 13th century style. The church comprises a nave, chancel, north aisle, vestry, a south porch, and a west tower.

The south elevation of the chancel features a two-window range of two-light windows, with two-stage buttresses between. The chancel has a steeply gabled roof with an ashlar cornice, gable parapets, and a finial. The east window is a four-light design with shafts, cusped circles, and carved label stops. A blank bay is visible on the north side of the chancel. A lean-to vestry is attached to the right, with a two-light square-head east window and a single lancet north window. The south elevation of the nave has three bays, featuring a two-window range of two- and three-light windows with two-stage buttresses. A gabled porch, located on the left-hand bay, has a roll moulded outer arch with a single order of shafts and a chamfered and moulded inner doorway. The north aisle showcases a three-window range of two-light windows, buttressed between, topped with a steeply gabled roof, ashlar gable parapets, and an octagonal flue at the apex of the east gable. A three-light west window is also present. All windows incorporate cusping or quatrefoil circles.

The three-stage west tower has clasping buttresses to the western corners of the lower two stages. A polygonal stair turret is situated on the south face of the lower two stages. There is a lancet window on the west face of the lower stage, and slit windows on the north and south faces of the second stage. The two-light bell-chamber openings on each face of the upper stage feature Y-tracery and lattice stone infill panels. A saddle back roof tops the tower, with lancets in the gables. Additional features include ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and finials.

Inside, a three-bay north arcade, leading to the nave, displays double-chamfered arches with octagonal and cluster shafts and polygonal responds. The capitals may incorporate medieval masonry. A double-chamfered chancel arch is present, along with short corbelled colonnettes. The tower features a double-chamfered arch with plain responds and a rib vaulted ceiling. The nave and chancel have C19 trussed rafter and arched-brace truss roofs.

An octagonal font sits on columns, with a bowl that is likely medieval. C19 furnishings are also present, including C19 stained glass in the east, south, and tower windows. A large painting depicting Christ on Easter Morning is fixed to the east wall of the north aisle.

Notable monuments include a stone coffin, probably from around 1300, in the north aisle. The coffin lid is finely decorated, showing a lion, unicorn, vine leaves, and birds. Two recumbent effigies from the C16 are positioned alongside the coffin, all of which have been reset. An inscribed tablet commemorates William Bretor, who died in 1658, and is located to the left of the altar, flanked by ribbons depicting an hour glass and a skull and cross bones, along with an armorial device above. Dame Judith Williams, died 1754, and her daughter Mary, died 1756, are remembered by a marble tablet in the north aisle, featuring two medallions and an urn above. Lady Ann Williams, died 1799, is commemorated by an oval tablet to the left of the south door. Various C19 and C20 tablets are also present.