St. Michael's Church is situated in the centre of the surrounding farms and cottages, close to the ruins of Edmondthorpe Hall. The church holds the tomb of Sir Roger Smith. A mark in the alabaster of the Smith tomb helped establish the Edmondthorpe Witch Legend. The legend maintains that Lady Ann Smith (died 1652) was a witch who could transform into a cat. While in such a guise, she was wounded in the paw with a meat cleaver by her butler, and the injury remained on her hand when she became human again.