Church Of St Martin

The Church of St Martin is a parish church that dates back to the 11th century, with later additions from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1860 by architect John Norton. The building is constructed of coursed and squared red sandstone rubble, featuring some herringbone masonry on the south wall of the nave. The tower is roughcast with freestone dressings and has a slate roof, complete with a crested ridge and coped verges topped with cruciform finials. The church exhibits both Decorated and Perpendicular architectural styles, comprising a nave with a south porch, a north aisle, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower.

The tower is embattled and consists of three stages, supported by diagonal buttresses on the lower stages. It features small two-light bell chamber windows and a prominent clock on the south side, which has a coloured face with gilded hands and numerals. The nave has two bays with two-light windows, and on the external southeast corner, there is an incised Sheela-na-gig, a fertility goddess from the 11th or 12th century. The aisle, added in 1860, consists of three bays with two-light Decorated style windows. The chancel has two bays, again with two-light windows, and three-light windows on the east and west sides.

Inside, the nave and chancel are pilastered and have unceiled wagon roofs from the 15th century, while the aisle features a lean-to roof. The tower arch is lofty and shafted, and the chancel arch is simply chamfered with two orders. There is a three-bay arcade to the aisle supported by squat octagonal piers. The church contains a 15th-century piscina and bench ends, along with a Jacobean pulpit set on a 19th-century stone base. The font is in a Perpendicular style and has a Jacobean cover. The chancel is adorned with encaustic tiles, and there is a 19th-century organ.

The stained glass windows were created by Bell and Son of Bristol in 1912, A L Moore of London in 1901, and Lavers, Bernard and Westlake of London in 1879. The chancel also features three 19th-century tablets and a plaque on the tower screen commemorating the 1860 alterations. A 17th-century chest can be found in the north aisle, which also houses a framed copy of the church plans by Norton.