St Mary's Parish Church is the oldest and most historic building
in the village. The church stands in a large churchyard, adjacent
to the railway line. It is quite a large building of basically 13th
and 14th century construction with a tall 15th century embattled
tower. There are some traces of Norman origin and some Tudor
brickwork. The church was restored in 1876.
A special feature is the magnificent roof made of English oak
with tiebeams and moulded braces with traceried spandrels, dating
from about 1400 together with four pairs of half figures you can
see looking down on you. These figures represent the Apostles and
they are holding articles which relate to the Guilds to which the
church was connected.
Another interesting feature is the "squint holes" in the chancel
arch. These were made before the days of church pews, so that the
elderly sitting on benches around the walls could see what was
going on at the high altar.