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High up in its finely timbered park is the fine 18th century brick house of the Poles, who have held these lands for centuries. Their old home was by the Radbourne Brook at the foot of the slope, close by the church where some of their ancestors lie.
It is a charming church in which they are buried, enshrined in lovely trees with the rectory garden close by. In the churchyard is a wonderful bower of three old yews, whose branches sweep the ground for about 70 yards around. Most of the church comes from about 1300, including the nave arcade, the chancel and some windows. The embattled tower is of the 15th century and the porch of the 18th.
The benches, it should be noted, came from Dale Abbey, and as well as 15th century monuments and slabs, there is a large architectural monument of 1684 by Grinling Gibbons.
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