Parish Church
The nave and chancel of the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary were built shortly after the Norman Conquest of England. The building was damaged by fire in the 13th century. During the 14th century the chancel was enlarged and the north and south aisles were added. At this time the church served a parish including the villages of Chilworth Valery and Chilworth Muzzard, the hamlets of Combe and Little Milton, and the manor of Ascot. In 1850 St. Mary's was restored at a cost of £2,000.
In 1552 St. Mary's had four bells plus a Sanctus bell, and in 1631 Ellis I Knight of Reading, Berkshire supplied a ring of five bells. Ellis II & Henry III Knight recast two of the bells in 1673 and Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester recast three more in 1771. Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester cast a further bell in 1772 and William Taylor cast a further bell in 1848, presumably at his Oxford bell-foundry. W. & J. Taylor also cast the present Sanctus bell, which dates from 1825.
St. Mary's has a church clock that was made in 1699 by Nicholas Harris of Fritwell.
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