Architecture
There are two churches in the village. The Anglican church of St. John the Baptist was built in the mid 13th century and a has a peal of eight bells; the Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More.
The village also contains several examples of black and white half-timbered work, especially Middle Bean Hall. One of the most notable is the 16th century Shurnock Court Farm, situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of the village. The largest house in the neighbourhood is Norgrove Court, a large red brick two-storey mansion built in the mid 17th century. The massive oak door of a building that housed a former grammar school, is reported on a plaque on the south wall as being: 'Erected A.D. 1611. Repaired A.D. 1848.' The village also contains well preserved examples of Georgian.
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