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St Nicholas' church in Chursh Stoke (meaning: settlement with a church; recorded as "Cirestock" in the 1086 Domesday survey). The church dates back to the 13th century, although only the tower is actually this old, the rest of the church having been rebuilt in the 19th century. There is some interesting civil war history here as in 1646 the Royalist forces stayed overnight in Church Stoke and, when attacked by Parliamentarians, took refuge in the church. The Parliamentarians eventually set fire to the door and forced the Royalists to surrender. The stonework bears the scars of musket fire from other civil war skimishes.