An interesting old church which has been at the centre of village life for over 900 years. This year, as well as details of the church’s history, there will be a “Chained Library” collection and some architect drawings from the Victorian restoration.

The church, built of local stone, is of late Saxon/early Norman origins with different styles of architecture from the 11th to 15th centuries, with some Victorian or more modern additions.
There will be a display of the church’s “Chained Library” from the 16th/17th centuries; this consists of five books given to the church by Edward Mottershed, who died in 1643. The books include The Paraphrase of Erasmus, 1547; Bishop Jewell’s Apology, 1609 and Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (3 volumes), 1641.
The architect’s drawings from the Victorian restoration work in 1863 are original and were rescued from a fire in the parish office in the latter part of the 29th century. All of these documents are not normally on display, but are kept at the County Records Office for safe keeping.

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