Church Of St Peter And St Paul

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is an Anglican parish church with origins dating back to the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 17th century, and the nave was extensively reconstructed in 1842 by E L Bracebridge. The church is constructed of ham stone rubble, cut and squared stone, and ashlar, with ashlar dressings, and has Welsh slate roofs with coped gables.

The church has a three-cell plan, comprising a two-bay chancel, a central tower with a spire, and a five-bay nave, with matching north and south porches. The chancel has a plain plinth with a double plinth on the north and east walls, and no buttresses. It features a four-light chamfered mullioned window on its east side, positioned below two carved-head corbels, possibly from the 12th or 15th century, and a now-blocked cinquefoil vent. The south wall has a matching four-light chamfered mullioned window and a blocked, moulded flat-arched doorway.

The tower is square, with two stages. A 19th-century segmental arched doorway is set into a projection between the nave and a square stair turret on the south side. Above this are two lancet windows; one is plain with a pierced stone baffle, and the other is moulded with jambs and louvres. A simple parapet with a moulded string, corner gargoyles, and plain coping tops the tower. The north side mirrors the south, with a moulded 19th-century lancet window at a lower level. The east and west sides feature upper lancets, the east one being moulded with louvres, and the west being chamfered with a pierced stone baffle. The tower culminates in a short, octagonal spire with a carved centreband, notably curve-tapered edge ribs, a finial, and a weathervane.

The nave has a plinth, shallow buttresses at the corners of each bay, a corbel table to the eaves, and long, plain lancet windows with foliage stops to the arched labels. The west gable contains a group of three lancets, the central one being taller with a moulded surround and shared label, accompanied by a matching small lancet at the gablehead. The north and south porches are matching and feature moulded pointed arched outer doorways and small lancets in the east and west walls, with similar inner arches.

Inside, the chancel has a false ceiling and a mid-20th-century screen partitioning the eastern section to form a vestry. The altar rails are likely from 1842. The crossing has three low 13th-century chamfered double-order arches leading to the chancel and sides. The nave arch is semi-circular and was reconstructed in 1911 using fragments of 12th-century work found within the walls. The crossing features a simple star vault on moulded corbels. The nave is entirely 19th century, with an inserted 20th-century ceiling. Notable fittings include a possible 15th-century octagonal font with carved panels to the bowl and a simple shaft, along with some 17th-century memorial slabs in the floor and two pieces of armorial glass in the west window, possibly dating from before the 19th century.