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Lying within a few yards of the famous River Tweed, a very substantial church, rich in history and an architectural gem.

An early English building (c1160) with naval and military memorials, including a VC.

The tall Saxon tower of St Mary's was not always at the west end of the church as the original nave was dismantled in the late Norman period and the Norman chancel became the nave, with a new chancel added in the late 13th century.

The Stapleton Chantry Chapel, begun in 1299 at the behest of Miles de Stapleton, (killed with two sons at Bannockburn in 1314, was built with exceptionally fine craftsmanship.

The church of St Paternus stands in pretty countryside, with a churchyard that was almost certainly an early Celtic holy site, as evidenced by the circular shape of the enclosure.