[3] The current church dates from 1593 and was built as a domestic chapel to Risley Hall by Michael Willoughby.

The south doorway contains the Willoughby arms, the date of 1593 and the initials W M K. Originally served by the nearby parish of Wilne, the church was endowed by Elizabeth Gray in 1719 and an additional amount from Queen Anne's Bounty established the incumbent as a Perpetual Curate of Risley and Breaston.

[3] The church was enlarged with the addition of the north aisle and vestry and the rest was repaired by subscription and a small grant from the Derby Diocesan Church Building Society at a cost of £545 in 1841 (equivalent to £62,600 in 2023).

[4] The work was carried out to the designs of the architect Henry Isaac Stevens.

[6] The church contains an 2 manual and pedal 13-stop pipe organ by Brindley & Foster of 1897.