[2] The nearby Merton Abbey was closed by Henry VIII as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries[3] and the estate sold.

Edward Whitchurch and Lionel Dutchet purchased it, but left for Europe when Queen Mary came to the throne.

[4] The building is designed in Gothic style and features stone dressings and a red tiled, steeply pitched roof.

There is an original stained and painted glass window to the east which features a design of Moses and Aaron, and various wall monuments.

The tower houses three bells which, owing to restrictions placed by Historic England in order to preserve the frame, can only be tolled.