Of particular interest to visitors are the magnificent 15th century stone screen; the Kempe stained glass window; the Willis organ built in 1861; the restored oak wagon roof; the fine brass candelabrum in the nave; the Blackhall monument and the memorial plaque to Walter Venning (1781-1821), Russian prison reformer.

St Mary’s is a Grade I listed building of considerable historical interest. Its stone screen is the most imposing architectural feature.

The Priory attached to the church was dissolved in the sixteenth century and was a cell of a Benedictine Abbey in Angers, France. Sadly there is no longer any trace of the priory which stood to the northeast of St Mary’s and which was a cell of the Benedictine Priory at Angers in France and was founded by Judhael, a knight of William I.

In the nineteenth century the church was restored by Sir G G Scott. A recent quinquennial inspection has shown that the church is in good repair although some minor urgent repairs have been dealt with or are being dealt with.