The Church of St Peter was designed by S.S. Teulon, and built in 1854. It was constructed to service a community that grew up around the weaving factory that developed in the early 19th century. {1} A parish church built in 1854, to the designs of S.S. Teulon. Constructed of red brick with some blue brick and ashlar dressings, and features plain and fish scale tile roofs with coped gables and single ridge crosses to the west and east nave, east chancel, porch and organ chamber. The church is set on a chamfered plinth and buttressed, and is comprised of the nave, north aisle, south porch, north organ chamber and vestry, north-east tower and chancel. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {2}{3}