▁church , ▁and ▁reached ▁by ▁a ▁cre ek ▁off ▁the ▁Se vern . ▁ ▁However , ▁no ▁conclus ive ▁evidence ▁was ▁found ▁of ▁a ▁Sax on ▁building , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁of ▁wood . ▁ ▁Later ▁history ▁After ▁the ▁Norman ▁con quest ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁a ▁" hard wick " ▁or ▁cattle ▁ran ch . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁church ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Mary . ▁The ▁original ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁local ▁lim estone ; ▁the ▁car ved ▁cross es ▁on ▁the ▁blocked ▁up ▁back ▁door way ▁could ▁be ▁even ▁older . ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁and ▁alter ed ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions . ▁The ▁small ▁windows ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tower , ▁for ▁example , ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁church yard ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁the ▁steps ▁which ▁formed ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁church yard ▁cross . ▁ ▁From ▁Norman ▁times ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Pierre ▁estate , ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Lewis ▁family ▁of ▁St . ▁Pierre . ▁It ▁decl ined ▁in ▁importance ▁after ▁the ▁Norman ▁period ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁centuries ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁village ▁of ▁no ▁distinction , ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁appear ▁that ▁some ▁iron ▁min ing ▁continued ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 6