Officially known as 'The Assumption of Our Lady', the church of St Mary, stands to the east of the village in a small plot of ground in which there are no burials. It is small, consisting of a chancel (15 ft. 3 in. by 13 ft.) and nave (40 ft. by 17 ft. 10 in.) with tiled roofs. In the 19th century it was rebuilt in red brick on the sandstone plinth of the earlier church except at the west end, where the lower half of the original wall, of alternate courses of ashlar and rubble, has been retained. The arch of the original pointed doorway which was in the south wall has been rebuilt into the west wall on red brick jambs and its place taken by a window. On the west gable there is a bell-cote for a single bell. It is lighted by a window on the east and by two on both the north and south. All the windows are pointed, with wooden frames. The interior is plastered, the floor tiled, and the western end of the nave is partitioned off as a lobby and vestry. There are no memorials and all the fittings are modern. Despite the village only having approximately 50 residents, the church is still in use and is regularly attended by the villagers.
If turning off or on to the A5, please be careful as the junction sits between two bends and it is a very fast road. There is not a lot of parking in the village, so please be considerate. There is parking for a couple of cars next to the red telephone box which sits just inside the turning from the A5. From there, it is only a couple of minutes walk into the village and to the cache.
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