[1] The present church was built in about 1410 by Elizabeth and Sybil, the daughters of William de Aldburgh of the nearby Harewood Castle, and was originally dedicated to the Holy Cross.

[4] Excavation in 1981 uncovered ninth-century stonework and an eleventh-century cross shaft from earlier burials prior to the Norman Conquest.

[2] The restoration included replacement of the ceiling, the pews and the stained glass, and adding a new altar, lectern, pulpit and font.

[8] The last Vicar of Harewood was Canon H. H. Griffiths, who served from 1928 to 1974 and died "suddenly and unexpectedly" on 3 July 1974.

[9] The church is constructed in Millstone Grit, quarried locally,[7] and its roofs are in Westmorland slate.

The upper stage of the tower contains two-light bell openings in each side with a clock on the south face, and the top is embattled.

[1] The set of alabaster monuments are described as being "the glory of the church";[1] they consist of the effigies of six recumbent couples lying on tomb chests, and all depict members of families connected with the Harewood estate.

[7] The oldest tomb, in the south chapel, is that of Sir William Gascoigne, Lord Chief Justice and his wife Elizabeth; it dates from about 1419.