St Michael's is largely Norman church with a 15th-century window bearing three sundials to mark the monastic hours. The chancel arch stonework is remeniscent (at a very small scale) of St Bee's Priory. The Anglo-Danish cross shaft bearing the rare three-armed symbol known as the triskele; one of the earliest symbols found on Christian monuments was stolen in 1986. The old church stands on the banks of the Derwent; and nearby is an ancient bridge of three arches rebuilt in 1812. The church thankfully survived the catastrophic flooding of 2009.