Church of Saint Mary

The Church of Saint Mary is a predominantly Perpendicular-style building, largely re-faced in the 19th century, constructed of red sandstone with heavy slate roofs. The west tower, however, remains unrestored and is of Decorated style. The church consists of a west tower, a nave with two aisles, and a chancel.

The west tower has angle buttresses, a moulded arched west door with a hoodmould carried on corbel heads, a two-light Decorated window above, and a clock dated 1862. Paired bell chamber lights are set within an embattled parapet, with a stair turret located in the northeast angle. A sundial dated 1803 is affixed to the tower, although the original inscription detailing the designer, sculptor, and wardens is now badly worn. A small vestry was added to the south of the tower in 1819. The north aisle has a steeply gabled form, articulated by buttresses, and features Perpendicular-style flat-headed windows of three and four lights in hollow-chamfered surrounds. A cross-gabled chapel to the east appears to be an earlier phase of construction, with a five-light Perpendicular window also with hollow chamfering, potentially reflecting the original design adopted in the 19th-century restoration. The chancel was substantially rebuilt during the 19th-century restoration, with Decorated windows, though remnants of 18th-century windows survive beneath them. The south aisle is entirely from the early 19th century, with Decorated windows.

The nave arcade comprises four bays, with a narrower, steeper bay to the west. The arcade features octagonal piers with double-chamfered arches. The nave has a hammerbeam roof, carried on wall shafts sprung from heavy stone corbels. A clerestory is present, punctuated by gabled dormer windows. The aisles are also roofed with pitched roofs, with arched braced trusses in the south aisle and braced tie beams supporting curved principals in the north aisle.

Furnishings include a font dated 1872, located in the west of the south aisle, which is octagonal with low-relief emblems on each face, set on a tiled floor. Numerous 18th and 19th-century wall memorials are located in the north aisle, including a memorial to Francis Richard Price (died 1858) by J Bedford. A carved screen divides the northeast bay of the north aisle to create a separate chapel, incorporating fragments of medieval work. The south aisle houses an organ at its east end (damaged by fire in July 1993) and a memorial to Thomas and Mary Bennion (died 1803 and 1840) by the Patent Marble Works of Westminster. The chancel arch is constructed of white stone with clustered shafts. The chancel roof has curved principals. An 18th-century baluster-and-basin font is adjacent to the arch. Further 18th and 19th-century wall memorials are found in the chancel, including examples for Owen Wynne (died 1780) by Van der Hagen, Francis Parry Price (died 1787) by Benjamin Bromfield, Thomas Hanmer (died 1794) by John Nelson of Shrewsbury, and Phillips Lloyd Fletcher (died 1808) by Richard Westmacott. Stained glass is present in the chancel by Clayton and Bell, and in the south aisle, three windows are by Kempe, with the remaining windows unattributed. Painted wood benefaction boards are found within the tower, one dated 1750.