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St George's Church click to enlargeThe church, dedicated to St George, has a fine squat Norman tower typical of border churches.  The existence of a Saxon church on the site of the present church has been proved.  Internally, the church is large and airy with both north and south aisles.  The church, apart from the tower was largely rebuilt in 1877 (being in a dangerous condition)  by the famous Victorian architect, G E Street.

The Norman columns in the nave were carefullyChurch kneelers click to enlarge restored, and one can see the new matching stones alongside worn original ones.  In the north aisle a plaster ceiling was removed to reveal the splendid 14th century roof timbers and, where necessary, the lovely carved angels had their wings renewed.  The south aisle had been as wide as the present north aisle (one can see the boundary markers in the churchyard).  It was taken away and a new smaller aisle built on earlier foundations.  This reduced the height of the roof and allowed ancient clerestory windows to be reopened.

A vestry at the east end of the north aisle was