St Mary The Virgin

Stone rubble, most of the dresings 1875 Bathstone, slate roof with crested ridge tiles.

The medieval fabric is Perpendicular as are the details of the 1875 restoration.

fine, rare early C17 chancel screen

unceiled late C15 waggon roofs to nave and north aisle

1875 arch into organ chamber on a square abacus with well- carved foliage capitals

The most striking feature of the interior is the chancel screen, dated 1624 and carved with the name of Bernard Seridge.

Round-headed openings are divided by Corinthian columns, the cornice is decorated with bold carvings of vine arabesques, putti and Tudor roses.

The screen is crowned with obelisks and 2 achievements, one with the Royal Arms, one with the Prince of Wales' feathers.

Fittings: include a probably C12 granite font with a square decorated bowl on a cylindrical stem, corner shafts

base replaced and an 1875 stone pulpit disfigured by grey and white paint with C17 balusters to the pulpit steps.

Monuments: 3 interesting and rather unusual early C17 wall monuments in the north chancel chapel: on the north wall an egg and dart stone frame to an inscription on metal commemorating Alice Steyning, died 1605 with a long, personalised poem beginning "Alice daughter unto William Frye and Phillip Steynings wife/ (both squires) with her husband led a long and loving life/ 9 sons and daughters 5 she bare and then as turtle true/ (he dying first) she lived sole and would not chuse a new/".

Next to this, flanked by Corinthian columns, a wall tablet with memorial date 1606 incorporates high quality brasses showing kneeling figures and armorial bearings.

On the south wall of the chapel a wall monument to Heny Worth, died 1630 and other members of the family has Corinthian columns, a swan-necked pediment and good survival of ancient colour.

2 large painted hatchments in north aisle.

Glass: Late C19 and early C20 stained glass includes a 1901 window in the nave signed by Lavers and Westlake

south-west window in chancel probably by Drake, memorial date 1876

A brass plaque fixed to the tower records that John Coles Esq. paid for the complete restoration of the tower in 1900 and 1901,and "rendered valuable assistance" during the 1875 restoration. "