The parish church, most of which was built in the 15th century, is reputed to be sliding down its hill. It ascends
the hillside in three levels and the present west porch is the nave of a Norman church which stood on the site and
posseses a Norman arch.
Inside it contains a good 17th century pulpit, its canopy decorated with suns and pinncles, and gallery.
On the north wall, above the gallery, is a tapestry which is thought to
date from the 16th century and to depict the marriage of King Henry VII to Elizabeth of York, thus sealing
the end of what later became known as the Wars of the Roses.
The chancel ceiling is unusual in having been painted in the 19th century with a scene depicting the Raising of the
Cross.
The Bible is chained to the old oak lectern which cotains an old bronze key and a number of Roman coins, including
one of Augustus Caesar.
The stained glass remembers two local celebrities of old - Captain Coram who founded the Foundling Hospital and
Mary Anning whose fossil ichthyosaurus which she found at Black Ven aged only twelve is in the Natural History Museum,
South Kensington.
