Church Of St Helen

The Church of St Helen is a church dating from the 13th century, with additions from the 14th century and a 19th-century restoration. It is constructed of squared coursed lias and limestone, with a concrete tiled roof over the nave, chancel, and north aisle, and an aluminium roof over the south aisle. The church comprises an aisled nave, chancel, and a west tower.

The chancel has a single range of two-light square-headed windows on its north and south sides. The east window is a three-light window with reticulated tracery. The south aisle features a two-window range, including a two-light window with cusped tracery to the left and a three-light square-headed window to the right. A matching three-light east window is also present. A gabled porch is located between the windows and has a single chamfered arch and a Decorated door surround in the south wall, with a plank and braced door. The north aisle mirrors the south, with two three-light square-headed windows, and a porch between them now used as a vestry, featuring blocked door and window openings. Angle and clasping buttresses are present throughout the exterior.

The west tower is of three stages, with string courses dividing the first and third stages. The tower buttresses in the first stage set back in receding steps. Bell chamber openings are two-light and are present on each face of the third stage. The castellated parapet features square pinnacles at the corners, though some sections are missing.

Inside, a double-chamfered chancel arch leads into a three-bay nave arcade. The south arcade is from the 13th century, with double-chamfered arches, circular piers and capitals, and circular abaci. The north arcade dates to the 14th century, featuring double-chamfered arches, quatrefoil piers, and ball flower enrichment. Two half arches span the north aisle. The triple-chamfered tower arch has capitals decorated with flowers. The chancel roof is from the 19th century, and the nave roof is 20th century. A sedilia is located in the left wall of the chancel. Stained glass is present in the 1870 east window by Powell, and also in east and south-east windows of the south aisle. A font, of tub shape and likely from the 12th century, exhibits vertical zig zag decoration. A marble table monument commemorates Elizabeth Harrison, who died in 1837.