St Margaret's Church

The earliest record of a church on the site is in about 1138, but the earliest surviving fabric in the present church dates from about 1300–10. The church at that time consisted of a nave, a chancel and a south aisle. About twenty years later a north aisle was added. Towards the end of the 14th century the tower was built, the nave was extended and the clerestory was added. The church was restored in 1854. A further restoration was carried out in 1861 by William Butterfield, in the process of which the chancel, north vestry and north porch were rebuilt. The tower was restored in 1884. Although the church is now vested in the Churches Conservation Trust, its chancel is still used as a parish…

Both arcades have four bays. The piers of the north arcade consist of four grouped shafts, while those of the south arcade are octagonal. In the south wall of the chancel is a piscina and a sedilia. In the south wall of the south aisle is an elaborately carved tomb recess dating from the 14th century. Above the recess are two coats of arms. The 13th-century font consists of a tapering octagonal limestone bowl set on an octagonal base. Under the chancel arch is a 16th-century oak screen with three bays, including the central opening. There is a ring of five bells, the oldest being dated 1575.