Church of St. Bartholomew

The Church of St. Bartholomew is a parish church, largely dating from the mid-18th century, though with significant earlier fabric. It is constructed primarily of red sandstone, though the quality of the stonework varies across the building. The nave has a cement render to its south wall, with traces of lime render visible through the random rubble on the north wall. The chancel displays medieval roughly coursed rubble on its north wall, contrasting with a Victorian squared rock-faced appearance on the south wall. Stone slate roofs cover the nave and chancel, with lead likely on the tower roof. The church comprises a nave with a projecting south porch, a lower chancel, and a tall west tower with a stair turret in the north-west corner.

The south wall of the nave is divided into four unequal bays, featuring a porch, a window, another window, and a projection indicating the former rood stair. The wide, gabled porch has double oak gates and a curious timber segmental arch. A recessed panel in the gable displays the inscription "Erected 1750" and the names of the churchwardens. The two windows are renewed, late Perpendicular style, likely of late 16th-century origin, with cinquefoil-headed lights set within flat-topped frames. A small window is set within the rood stair projection. The east gable wall of the nave is wider and higher than the chancel and topped with an apex cross. The north wall of the nave has two similar windows, spaced as widely apart as possible.

The south wall of the chancel has been rebuilt or refaced in the Victorian era. It contains a small priest's door accompanied by a 2-light trefoiled window to the right. The east window is an unrestored 3-light Perpendicular window with cinquefoiled lights under a four-centred head. The north wall of the chancel retains a narrow blocked doorway and a single trefoiled lancet window, indicating an early 14th-century origin for this part of the structure.

The tower is of a single build and carefully constructed, featuring a pronounced batter. It is divided into three stages, with moulded plinths and string courses. The west doorway has a two-centred arch with triple mouldings—wave, hollow, wave—and a small square window above. The second stage includes small square windows on the north and south faces, while the bell-stage has paired openings on each face, with cinquefoiled ogees under a square head. A castellated parapet features corner water spouts, with the corner turret rising higher, also castellated and with an additional string course.

Inside, the church is plastered and painted, with the exception of the exposed stonework of the arches. The tower and chancel arches are likely from the 14th century. A rere-arch to the south door is decorated with rosettes. Most of the furnishings are from the Victorian era, with the exception of a Norman-style font, decorated with possibly added circular flower motifs and a rope mould at its base, and an altar rail dated 1700. A section of carved oak panelling displays 17th-century lettering. Other items include two painted timber hatchments and a set of Royal Arms datable between 1816 and 1837 above the chancel arch. The nave and chancel are covered by wagon roofs with multi-ribbed construction and brattished wall plates, appearing to be of 16th-century type, though their construction seems unusually light, suggesting possible Victorian restoration.