▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁between ▁about ▁ 1 2 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 3 5 0 . ▁ ▁Alter ations ▁and ▁add itions ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th   century , ▁and ▁the ▁vest ry ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁tower ▁was ▁ref ac ed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th   century . ▁ ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁and ▁further ▁alter ations ▁were ▁made ▁later ▁that ▁century ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th   century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 6 ▁the ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁Card inal ▁Wol sey , ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁to ▁Henry ▁VIII . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁constructed ▁in ▁fl int ▁rub ble ▁with ▁as hl ar ▁dress ings . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁some ▁flush work ▁and ▁red ▁brick . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁walls ▁are ▁rendered . ▁ ▁The ▁vest ry ▁and ▁the ▁tower ▁are ▁in ▁red ▁brick . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁has ▁as hl ar ▁dress ings , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁ref ac ed ▁with ▁white ▁brick . ▁The ▁roof s ▁of ▁the ▁a is les ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁lead , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁sl ated . ▁ ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁church , ▁its ▁plan ▁consisting