St Hermes

Plan: The church is probably largely C13, of cruciform plan comprising nave, chancel, north and south transepts, west tower and south porch.

The church was refenestrated in the C15, and the west tower is probably also C15.

Exterior: The nave has C15 3-light Perpendicular windows, 2 on the south side and one on the north side, all with 2-centred arches and hoodmoulds.

C13 moulded 2- centred arch south doorway with pyramid stops hoodmould and C18 or early C19 fielded panel door.

The north doorway is also C13 but boarded over at time of the survey

Circa late C15 carved corbel set into the east wall of the north transept.

Late C12 or early C13 plain octagonal font.

C18 octagonal fielded panel pulpit with fluted pilasters at the corners.

Late C19 patterned encaustic tiles in the sanctuary.

Monuments: Notable for its good slate wall monuments.

In the chancel Richard Harvey, died 1666 and Richard Russell, died 1654.

William Pomeroye, died 1622 with figure carved in central panel in contemporary dress.

Humphrey Arthur, died 1676 with floral decoration around a central inscription panel and another slate to his wife Elizabeth.

In the north transept an unidentified slate has 10 kneeling figures and date 162 (7or9).

In the nave slates to : Nicholas and Jane Brewer, died 1642, Richard Hare died 1610, Richard Louis died 1688, John Tom died 1647.

Two daughters of Walter Piper, died 1723 and fragment of slate with carved kneeling figures.

There are also 2 late C17 monuments with columns and entablatures, one in the south transept to Ralph Keate who died in 1672, and the other in the north transept to Richard and Eleanora Vivian who died in 1708 and 1707.

Stained glass: There is no stained glass except for a few coloured lights in some of the tracery and window heads.

The first Rector, Master Lawrence died in 1258.