St James' Church, Christleton

The church sustained considerable damage during the Civil War and around 1730 the nave and chancel were repaired.

Plans for rebuilding the church were prepared by Butterfield, retaining the 15th-century tower, adding gargoyles to each corner and a short spire to the turret.

[3] The church is built in ashlar red and white sandstone with a green slate roof.

[1] The interior is decorated with red and white sandstone with a chequerboard pattern added in the upper portion.

[3] A large painted panel of the royal arms dated 1665 is by Randle Holme III.

Also in the church is a carving of a pelican feeding her young with her own blood, and an old village constable's staff.

[6] In the churchyard is an ashlar red sandstone sundial from the mid-late 18th century,[7] and the headstone of William Huggins and members of his family dated 1884.