St Peter & St Paul's Church in Edgefield owes its survival to a man of great determination and enthusiasm, Canon Walter Marcon a.k.a. 'The Cycling Parson'. Visitors may be forgiven for assuming this medieval church has been on this spot for hundreds of years but that is not the case. In fact, in 1882 the rather decrepit church that had been isolated by the Black Death was moved stone by stone half a mile nearer to the village and soon thrived amongst its community. The cost of £2,000 (£132,000 in 2017 money) was gradually raised. The octagonal tower was left in situ and can still be seen, alone amongst fields. Not only was Canon Walter born in Edgefield rectory, as his father was rector before him, but he also died there in 1936. His long incumbency of over sixty years has earned this much-loved figure his rightful place in the local history books and in the beautiful stained glass window in the south aisle which depicts him riding his bike. The tower was added in 1908.