The historical standing of the Elizabethan Greenway Chapel within the town played a major part in the allocation of a Grade I listing to St Peter's Church. The chapel—named after local merchant Sir John Greenway—has some the finest carvings of any parish church in England. In 1517 Greenway funded the elegantly carved south porch and a new south chapel. The tower and chancel date to the 15th century.
The first stone church was consecrated in 1073 but it's thought a place of worship existed on the site in the late Saxon period.
