This church building is managed by Norwich Diocesan Churches Trust.

St Mary's Church is located on the MoD's STANTA base and access is highly restricted. The villages of West Tofts, Stanford, Langford and Tuttington became deserted when the area was requisitioned in 1942. The church is of great interest and is one of the most noteworthy of its kind in the country - a medieval church having been partly rebuilt by the 'Morning Star' of the Gothic Revival, A.W.N. Pugin. It displays some of the finest 19th century architecture in East Anglia. The north arcade and piers date to the early 14th century. The tower is later, in the Perpendicular style. Around the base-course, inscribed in stone, is a very rare catalogue of the names of the people who funded its construction, 'the begyners of the werk'. Revd Augustus Sutton became the incumbent in 1849. He was the son of Sir Richard Hutton, one of the wealthiest landowners in England at the time. Pugin drew up plans for an extensive restoration which included the rebuilding of the north aisle as a Sutton family burial chapel, the creation of a larger chancel, a south porch, and the addition of pinnacles, a spire (removed in 1930), stained glass and new bells. No expense was spared. The highly skilled workmen had experience on Pugin's projects at Catholic cathedrals and the Houses of Parliament. Even with the absence of most of the furnishings, which found homes in other Norfolk churches, the opulence of the interior is breath-taking. The beautiful parclose screen, in the East Anglian style of the 15th century, displays the Sutton motto 'Tout Jours Prest' (always be ready). The most remarkable feature of the church is the Sutton Chapel, an extravaganza of design and colour from the the painted ceiling to the floor tiles. The tomb is that of Mary, wife of Sir Richard Sutton, and their infant son. The tomb has a canopy with crocketted gables, supported by trefoil arches on marble pillars. The magnificent reredos is made of Caen stone and depicts Christ with the Evangelists.