Church Of St Mary

The Church of St Mary is an Anglican church that is now redundant, dating from the 11th and 15th centuries. It is constructed of coursed rubble and ashlar, with stone-tiled roofs. The building features a nave, chancel, and a west tower, predominantly exhibiting the Decorated style. The nave is built of rubble and consists of two bays, with late 14th-century two-light windows that have cusped heads and carved heads as stops. It has two-stage buttresses and a semi-circular headed doorway with an emphasized key, leading to a plank door adorned with elaborate iron hinges.

The chancel, which is a single bay, was mostly built between 1858 and 1859 in ashlar, although the north wall retains late 14th-century style with three-light windows and a label with carved floral stops. Both roofs feature coped verges with gable crosses. The tower is small and embattled, with the lower stage likely from the 12th century and the upper stage from the 14th century, which includes one 14th-century window inserted below. The tower is entirely made of ashlar and has corner pinnacles and gargoyles. There are single light built chamber windows to the west with a niche for a statue.

Inside, the church has a plastered wagon roof that is probably from the 16th century, featuring ribs, bosses, and moulded wall plates, although some alterations have been made. The chancel arch, likely from the 12th century, is slightly stilted but has missing columns. The interior also contains a set of 18th-century box pews and a pulpit, all with fielded panelling, along with 18th-century altar rails that have turned balusters and ramped ends. Fragments of medieval painted plaster can be found, as well as a 12th-century tub font and a stone flagged floor. The painted Royal Arms from 1640 and wall monuments and tablets commemorate members of the Bamfylde family. This attractive church showcases quality work from various periods, with significant medieval elements, and is under the care of the Redundant Churches Fund.