Parish Church
The Church of England parish church of Saint James the Less is Perpendicular Gothic and includes a clerestory, south aisle and south chapel, two-storey north porch and three-stage bell-tower. The nave and south arcade are of three bays. The nave, chancel and south chapel all have wagon roofs and there is a fan vault under the tower.
The church was restored in 1878–79 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect Sir T.G. Jackson. The high altar has a reredos designed by F.C. Eden and made in about 1930. Behind the altar of the south chapel is a screen also designed by Eden.
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