Parish Church
The parish church dedicated to St Mary is chiefly of the time of Henry VII (1485–1509) and was renovated in 1843. It contains a beautiful ancient rood-screen, and fine monuments of the Ayshford family. The parish church was renovated in 1843 when new carved oak pews and stained glass windows were added and the heraldic blazonry on the screen was re-painted.
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