Buildings
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew, has a 13th century west tower and the remains of a Norman wall. It also has exceptional examples of Romanesque detailing.
The former Congregational chapel dates from 1813 and is now home to a congregation of the United Reformed Church, and together with the manse and ancillary buildings was converted into the National Youth Resource Centre of the United Reformed Church in 1991. The buildings ceased to be used for this purpose in 2003, and are now the "Crossways Retreat and Conference Centre" initiated under the auspices of the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church.
The Manor House just north of the parish church has the remains of the hall of Hastings Mansion of ca. 1320–1340.
The old Rectory in the north of the village is dated 1701.
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