On 10 February 1629, Thomas Buxton and Vincent Sexton, churchwardens of Bradbourne, took a suit to the Chancery against William Cokayne, Valentine Jackson and four others living at the nearby village of Atlow, declaring it an ancient custom for all the parishioners of Atlow to pay for the repair of the parish church at Bradbourne, but that they had not been paying it.

[6] In the restoration of 1876–77[7] the nave wall on the north side was in danger of falling outwards and it was repaired largely with Bath stone.

A new pulpit was presented, and the sanctuary was paved with Hopton stone and Derbyshire marble from the Ashford Dale Quarry which was opened especially for this work.

[9] The church is in a joint parish with An organ was obtained in 1866 by Rushworth of Liverpool and installed under the tower arch.

This Rushworth instrument was replaced by an organ installed by Albert Keates of Sheffield at a cost of £300 (equivalent to £42,029 in 2023)[4] in 1893.