The Church of St Peter, St Paul and St John church is fourteenth century in origin but nothing remains of this period beyond a single lancet window in the nave. There are two bells dated 1662 and 1829. The inner doorway of the porch has a stone which bears a consecration cross. The octagonal font bears the inscription Iohn Iones which is dated 1673.
Behind the pulpit is a marble monument, which comprises a broken Ionic column and an inscription to John Gardner Kemeys Esquire (see below). The inscription is concluded with two Kemeys pheons and the family motto in Welsh: Duw dy Ras (God thy grace).
John Gardner Kemeys Esquire of Bertholy House, died 1830 aged 73 yearsColumns and laboured urns but vainly showIn idle scene of decorated woe.The dear relation and the friend sincereNeed no mechanic help to force a tear.In heart-felt numbers never meant to shine'Twill flow eternal o'er a heart like thine;'Twill flow while gentle goodness has one friendOr kindred tempers have a tear to lend.
On the south wall is a large piscina with a trefoil canopy. The Jacobean communion table is made of oak. There is a decorated window in the north wall. Above the chancel arch are rood-beam and corbels, but there is no trace of the rood-screen.
Externally there is a projection from the nave which would have been the stairway to the rood loft, which may have been blocked up at the time that the Kemeys monument was installed. In the churchyard there is a modern churchyard cross, standing on the original chamfered base with five steps. Above the porch entrance is a sundial dated 1718.
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The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.
