St James' Church, Gawsworth

[3] The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the church as being "pretty, but odd".

[5] The church is constructed in yellow and red ashlar sandstone with stone roofs.

Adjacent is the tomb of Sir Edward Fitton, 1st baronet, and his wife Anne, who died in 1619 and 1644 respectively.

One of the daughters was Mary, a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I and a candidate for the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets.

The fourth tomb is to the memory of Sir Edward Fitton, 2nd baronet, who died in 1643, and his first wife Jane.

[5] The two-manual organ was built by Nicholson and Lord of Walsall in 1895, obscuring the southwest window.

In 1961 the organ was rebuilt and divided by Cyril Wood of Ashton-under-Lyne to reveal the west window.

[5] A pair of 18th-century gate piers at the entrance of the churchyard are listed Grade II.