Church
The small stone church of St Leonard, which is dedicated to St Leonard, was built on the site of an older one and was opened to the public in 1789. It has a tower containing a peal of six bells. It was altered in 1844 by Edward Davis. The nave has three bays with semi-circular headed windows with heavily enriched surrounds and an elaborate hammerbeam roof. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The stained glass in the east window dates from the 15th century and is from the abbey of Altenberg near Cologne, Germany. It depicts a scene from the early life of St Bernard, the driving force of the Cistercian order.
Henry Waldegrave, 11th Earl Waldegrave, was rector of the village from 1905–12, and lived in the rectory, which is also a listed building.
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