St James' Church
The village church of St James dates from the late 13th century. It has long been classified 'redundant', and is therefore no longer used for worship, but is maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust and open to visitors daily. Jools Holland was married there in August 2007. In the churchyard are a group of children's gravestones which are widely considered to have inspired Charles Dickens' description of the churchyard in the opening scene of the novel Great Expectations.
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