Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a church dating from the 12th century, restored in 1870-71 and again in 1882, as noted on the rainwater heads. It is constructed from squared and coursed red and calciferous sandstone, with some stone sourced from the nearby Roman Wall. The roof is made of graduated greenslate with coped gables, while the chancel features sandstone slate.

The church has a 3-bay nave that includes a west open bellcote for two bells and a north porch. The 2-bay chancel is accompanied by a north organ chamber and vestry. The 19th-century gabled stone porch leads to the nave, which features a narrow Norman arch at the entrance, supported by column shafts and adorned with zigzag decoration, along with a figurative sculptured tympanum. The nave windows are 19th-century with 2-light panel tracery and hood moulds.

Inside the chancel, there is a 3-light east window, an original Norman lancet in the south wall, and a rebuilt head of a similar lancet in the north wall of the organ chamber. A blocked south door retains its Norman design, featuring a tympanum with a geometric pattern in three horizontal bands of different coloured stone. The interior is fitted with late 19th-century furnishings, including a panelled wooden ceiling in the nave. The Norman chancel arch displays zigzag decoration and scallop capitals, while a trefoil-head piscina with an arched recess is located to the right. A Roman sculptured and inscribed stone from the Roman Wall, discovered during the 19th-century restoration, has been incorporated into the south wall. The chancel features a 19th-century barrel-vaulted timber roof. The east window contains stained glass from 1871 by Morris & Co., and another window from 1885 by E.R. Suffling.