Its church dedicated to St Mary is solidly built of stone and has monuments to the Henvill family and also there is an early tomb to George Dawbeny. Only the14th century porch and 15th century chancel arch and west tower have surved a typical Victorian drastic restoration, which has altered all the details.

Between the church and the large rectory built in the 18th century there is a grave of a wood engraver and artist who lived at what was once the rectory, he was Reynolds Stone and two examples of his lettering can be found on a table to Alexander Harper which is inside the church, and outside,on the low tomb of Oscar Hilton.

Nether Combe and Stancombe are hamlets also in the parish and Higher Eggerton was in 1884, transferred to the parish of Askerwell, Ashwell and Gorwell were also transferred to Longbredy. The school was built in 1878.

The village has many stone thatched cottages built along its winding roads and little streams meander alongside.

is full of 17th and 18th century stone and thatched cottages built along its wriggly roads with little streams rushing alongside.

Litton Cheney church		Litton Cheney Rectory
Cottage in the village Photos courtesy of Mrs Valerie Pettifer. St Ives