Dedicated to St. Michael, the present church was rebuilt in 1876 consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and vestry. It is in the 13th-century Gothic style with walls of brick faced with stone, steep-pitched tiled roofs, a stone bellcote at the west end, containing one modern bell, and a timber porch. The chancel has a small credence on the north, the pointed arch over which is apparently ancient. The piscina in the south wall has an old basin resting on a head corbel apparently of the 13th century. At the west end of the nave are preserved six encaustic tiles of fairly good design, found in the churchyard to the north of the church in 1896 and indicating an alteration in the site.
Preserved in the vestry is a small uninscribed bell. The old church was a small rectangular structure with a wooden bellcote and a north porch.
If doing as a cache-and-dash, parking is very limited around the church. You will need to park on the verge in the main lane but please be considerate to residents of this small hamlet and do not block driveways/gateways or the lane. Although the lane is fairly quiet it is used by residents, horse-riders and farmers with machinery, so please be cautious with younger geokids and geohounds.
The cache is located by a stile, you are looking for a camo tube. You will need a pen to sign log. This can be accessed by going through the small iron kissing-gate on the western side of the church and heading directly opposite across the field. Be aware that there are usually cows and a bull in this field, although they are pretty docile! Crossing this field can be avoided by following the lane. If accessing off the main lane you will need to cross a small planked bridge over the ditch. Please note that this stile is not particularly dog-friendly, again can be avoided by following the lane.
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