Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building located on Brafferton Bridge Street. It features a west tower from the 15th century and early 16th-century east chapels and chancel arcade. The nave and east wall of the chancel were rebuilt between 1826 and 1831 by J P Pritchett, with restoration occurring in 1878. The church is constructed of sandstone ashlar and has a slate roof over the chancel, while the other roofs are concealed.

The west tower is a battlemented, three-stage structure with set-offs, and it includes a wide aisleless nave and a two-bay chancel flanked by chapels. The tower has a three-light window with 20th-century glazing, a small trefoil window, and two-light bell openings. The nave is battlemented and wider than the east end, featuring a wooden roof structure. Each side of the chancel has a stepped group of three tall windows with transoms that adapt the Perpendicular tracery design.

The east chapels and chancel are also battlemented, with a four-centred chancel that includes a door. On the east wall of the north chapel, there is an inscription that reads 'Soli deo gloria', and on the south wall of the south chapel, it states 'Orate aia Radulfi Nevell fundatoris istius cacellarii'. Below these inscriptions are three carved shields representing Ralph Nevill, his wife, and their daughter Katherine, who was married to Sir Walter Strickland, along with the words 'et gloria soli deo honor et...'.

The chancel arcade is plain, featuring octagonal piers with capitals that are partly recent, and it has chamfered two-centred arches. The east window, dating from the 19th century, has glass designed by Kempe, which is also found in the south chapel, created between 1884 and 1891. Additionally, there is a 14th-century font basin and a memorial slab to Laton Trewen Turner, who died in 1777, located on the north side of the west wall of the nave.