John Richards, sought to provide additional church accommodation for the outlying parts of the parish.

[3] A chapel of ease for the hamlet of Blackford (Holy Trinity) was opened in 1823 and efforts then concentrated on a church at Theale.

[4] Plans for the church were drawn up by Richard Carver,[2] and the foundation stone was laid in January 1826 by Rev.

The completed church provided approximately 200 free sittings for use of the poor, and also served the small settlements of Panborough and Bagley.

[8] Christ Church is built of rendered Wedmore stone and a flat slate roof.

[2] In his 1958 book South and West Somerset, Nikolaus Pevsner described the chancel and its glazing as being reminiscent of "the bow-window of a house", which created a "surprising and attractive effect".