St Michael

nave and aisle rebuilt in circa later C15 or early C16.

All that remains of the C14 church is the chancel, the altar of which was dedicated in 1333 by Bishop Grandisson, and possibly the west tower.

The rest of the church, ie the nave and aisles was rebuilt in the late C15 or early C16, although the circa C14 south doorway might be in situ.

The church was restored in 1887 when the roofs were repaired and it was refloored and reseated at a cost of £700 The chancel and vestry were restored in 1893 and the chancel reroofed in 1893.

The porch has a dressed slate 2-centred arch, late C19 or C20 gates and a circa C14 2-centred arch inner doorway with ovolo and cavetto mouldings and an C18 fielded panel door.

2-light bell-openings, only the east and north openings have traceried 2-Centre arches, the west opening like the 3-light west window below has its traceried window replaced by a circa C17 granite mullion flat- headed window with a hoodmould.

The nave and aisles have C15 or early C16 waggon roofs with moulded ribs but the plaster panels have been removed.

B-type piers with shafts of the corner and wave moulding between, carved foliage capitals, one capital on the north side has arms of TOrre Abbey and one on the south side has arms of the see of Exeter

and a good C14 triple sedilia on the south side with an integral double piscina

Furnishings: Rood screen across nave and south aisle only, heavily restored and loft and canopy missing in south aisle but some of the original blue and red colour survives and the wainscot panels are painted with Renaissance designs with grotesque heads animals and shields displaying enblems of the crucifixion

Octagonal carved wood pulpit with blank arcaded panels strapwork frieze and guilloche band appears to be Jacobean but Cresswell states that it is C16 and originally it was set on the roof loft.

Good Norman font in red sandstone, the round bowl has a frieze of palmettos with cable-moulding above and zigzag below

a circular item and moulded base Royal Arms of Charles II in south aisle dated 1680 with flanking texts.

Hatchment in north aisle.

Monuments: Fine brasses to Nicholas Ford died 1583 and Margaret his wife died 1588, 2 figures on ledger stone at centre of nave.

Slate on north wall of chancel dated 1669 to Grace Stuer.

Late C17 or early C18 wall monument in south aisle in moulded frame with cornice and another to William Roche died 1754.

Also in south aisle a tomb chest to Richard Sparke, died 1700, with wrought iron railings of the Cholwiche family memorials the oldest is a floor stone to Richard Cholwich died 1646.