Former Church Of St Michael

The former Church of St Michael, built around 1857 by William Butterfield for the Duke of Somerset, is a disused Gothic church. It features a buttressed nave and chancel with three and two bays respectively, all under a single tile roof with a crested ridge. The church has a gabled south porch and is constructed from Doulting rubble. At the west end, there is a thin octagonal bell turret topped with a spirelet, and below it are lancet windows flanking a central buttress. The north and south sides have two-light pointed head windows with geometric tracery, while the east window consists of three lights with plate tracery. A notable interior feature is the elaborate collar beam and king post roof in the nave, along with some stained glass in the chancel. The church has group value with the churchyard wall and is situated in a prominent landscape setting.