▁in ▁complex ▁car v ings ▁and ▁is ▁almost ▁complete , ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁missing ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁sh aft . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁but ▁evidence ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁church ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Sax on ▁font , ▁a ▁Norman ▁window ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁a is le , ▁and ▁Norman ▁pill ars ▁that ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁rest ▁on ▁Sax on ▁found ations . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁alter ations ▁since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁sun ▁d ial ▁dated ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁wall ▁outside . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁R ectors ▁at ▁the ▁church ▁have ▁had ▁content ious ▁histor ies , ▁none ▁less ▁so ▁than ▁the ▁fan atically ▁Royal ist ▁Sher land ▁Adams ▁who , ▁it ▁was ▁accused , ▁" g ave ▁ty the ▁of ▁lead ▁ore ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁against ▁the ▁Parliament ", ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁living ▁and ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁The ▁lead ▁min ing ▁tit he ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rect ors ▁by ▁ancient ▁custom . ▁They ▁received ▁one ▁pen ny ▁for ▁every ▁' d ish ' ▁of ▁ore ▁and ▁tw op ence ▁far thing ▁for ▁every ▁load ▁of ▁h il lock - st uff . ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁working ▁of ▁a ▁newly ▁discovered ▁rich ▁ve in ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁E y am ▁living ▁was ▁a ▁valuable ▁one . ▁M ining ▁continued