History of the Church

The Parish Church of St Mary stands to the West of the village on ground the rises above the general level of the rest of the area. It is of limestone construction and mainly dates from the early 13th Century. Two features are said to date from earlier periods ( a window that may be Anglo-Saxon and part of an arch near the South Transept which may be early 12th Century. The existence of a Norman Church is implied by both documentary evidence and the general layout but sources indicate that there was much reconstruction in the 13th Century. 

In the 17th Century North Transept and Aisle were demolished and the arch blocked. This re-building also created a new North wall and most of the tower, which was partly at least replaced at the time.

The chancel roof was replaced during the nineteeth century as it was described as roofless in 1830 and out of repair in 1818.  Extensive restorations were carried out in 1910.

Victorian print of the church taken from the South.

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