Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church that dates from the 13th century, with 15th and 19th century restorations. It is constructed from coursed and squared rubble, featuring slate and double Roman tile roofs with coped verges. The church comprises a nave, chancel, north aisle, south porch, and a west tower, predominantly reflecting the Perpendicular style.

The plain three-stage tower has angled buttresses and a stair turret, with two-light bell-openings at the top stage, a pierced parapet, and corner pinnacles. The nave and aisle are adorned with two and three-light Perpendicular windows, while the east end features a five-light window. The porch has a 13th-century outer doorway with a trefoiled arch supported by three detached Purbeck shafts, and an inner doorway with similar shafts.

Inside, the chancel has two bays with small plain two-light windows, each light topped with a trefoiled head. The earliest internal feature is a Norman tub font, which has a cover dated 1617. The chancel arch is double chamfered and from the 13th century, resting on leaf corbels, and is contemporary with a double piscina and an aumbry. The aisle arcade consists of four bays with piers made up of four clustered shafts and arches featuring two quadrant mouldings, dating to around 1400, although restored.

Notable interior features include a fine 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes, and cresting, along with a large pedimented wall monument to William Prowse from 1751 above the pulpit. There are five additional 19th-century wall monuments and a wooden panel commemorating the establishment of a charity. A 17th-century chest is also present, and some stained glass can be seen in the east window, which dates back to 1375. The church features arched braced roofs, with the earliest located in the chancel and a 19th-century roof in the nave.