 There exist within the parish the two former Pole Family Manor Houses of Old Shute House (or Shute Barton), a historic mediaeval house, now owned by the National Trust, and the Georgian New Shute House, privately owned.In 1981 the vicar of St Michael's and his wife founded the Shute Theatre and Arts Guild (STAG).The church was slightly altered to accommodate a permanent stage and extra power was bought in for stage lighting.