St Mary The Virgin

South doorway with C15 south porch and contemporary rood stair turret at the break between nave and chancel on the south side

C15 west tower with internal stair turret.

C16 north aisle overlaps chancel but is not full length.

The gabled porch has set back buttresses and a 2-centred outer arch with moulded surround and carved spandrels, the right one containing the initials TC crudely carved.

Above it a good brass sundial dated 1663 was put there in 1913.

To right of the porch a tall late C16-early C17 3-light mullioned window.

The semi-octagonal rood turret displays a carved foliate cornice and has the remains of an embattled parapet.

The original C15 windows have Perpendicular tracery and hoodmoulds, the east window with carved labels

one of south windows replaced by another late C16-early C17 mullioned window.

However, in front of this, the frame breaks forward from the wall and the surround here is carved with stylized ferns and has deeply cut carved foliate spandrels.

C16 north aisle has set back buttresses and the 4 windows of the north side are separated by buttresses.

The porch and nave have restored but essentially original C15 ceiled wagon roofs with moulded purlins

ribs and carved oak bosses and north aisle has a similar wagon roof but is C16 and most bosses are replacements.

Chancel has a more ornate version with carved ribs and purlins.

Floor is mostly C20 slate and parquee but chancel floor includes a good group of C17 and early C18 graveslabs and more have been reset in the tower.

Also there are a couple of probably C17 glazed tiles.

At the base is a niche under a depressed arch carved with coarse scroll enrichment between panelled buttresses.

Above it is thought there was a carved board.

Low oak chancel screen is C20 based on wainscotted section of the original which was dated 1544 and it incorportes small sections of the original.

C20 rood beam with carved figures.

Stalls, lectern and benches are C20 and timber.

One bench may be C16 and other bench ends have earlier pieces worked in.

Oak drum pulpit made up from carved pieces of C16 craftmanship.

Granite font is C15

Tower screen and other furniture is C20 except for a C17 oak chest.

No memorials.

East window stained glass by Comper and east window of nave is by Bell of Bristol.

This is a good moorland church with some unusually good C15

C16 detail.