St Mary's is reputed to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest church in the Hertfordshire countryside. A small oblong Saxon building with an apse at the altar or east end has stood on this site since about the middle of the 10th century. The exterior of the building took its present form in the late nineteenth century, with buttresses added to both the northeast and southeast corners of the aisles. On entering the south aisle one is faced by a Saxon wall. This is the oldest part of the church, 950-1000 A.D. The tower houses a peal of six bells, the earliest dated 1696. The building is listed as Grade 1. Set within an idyllic setting, a stone's throw from a ford across the River Beane this ecclesiastical treasure of national importance is well worth a visit. 

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