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Times of church services 

 9.30 am          Family communion (1^st Sunday in month) 

11.15 am         Village praise (3^rd Sunday) 

 9.30 am          Morning Prayer (every Tuesday except in August)

Services are held in other churches of benefice on the other Sundays, with a united service at 10 am in one of the four churches of the benefice on the 5^th Sunday in the month.

Church History

The church stands on the southern edge of the village and was first mentioned in 1190 when Robert of Wallington gave the church and some land to the monks of St Albans abbey.  In the 15^th century the porch, tower, north aisle and the chantry chapel were added.  The chantry screen and pews date from that century and are still in use.  Major restoration work has been carried out encompassing the whole of the exterior walls, porch and tower.  For the restoration work a Civic Award was presented to the church by North Hertford-shire District Council.  The organ is a fine Scudmore instrument built by William Hill in the late 19^th century.  St Mary's contains two interesting graffiti, a warrior with spear and shield and a hobbyhorse.  There are four beautiful carved angel figures in the roof (rare in Hertfordshire).  There is a ring of six bells, much in demand by visiting bell ringing teams.  George Orwell (Eric Blair) was married in the church on 9 June 1936.  He was well liked, a villager and a shopkeeper.

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