Our country is divided into parishes and each parish has its own church, some of which are many hundreds of years old. The church is the Christian place of worship. It is built in the shape of a cross with the altar facing east towards the rising sun. Our church is built of London stock bricks with stone dressings and the roofs are mostly slated.

Outside St. James's Church is a large Churchyard, a garden and the Church Hall. Immediately next door to the Church is the Vicarage.

The most striking and characteristic external feature of the church is its tower and spire at the west end of the church.

The churchyard is the land surrounding the church. It has been consecrated by a bishop and is sometimes called 'God's acre'. 'Consecrated' means 'set apart as sacred'. It covers an area of about 1.6 acres and contains about 1200 known graves.