[13][note 3] Records show that the church at Giggleswick was given by Henry de Puteaco in 1200, to the monks at Finchale, near Durham.

[15] It was still in the possession of Finchale thirty years before the Dissolution of the Monasteries, where a document indicates that the church belonged to the "prior and convent of Durham".

[16] In 1507, a record indicates the granting of half an acre of land to build "a gramar scole[sic] for boys".

[22] The organ, built by Abbott and Smith, was installed in 1892 and extensively renovated in 2005 by a company based in York.

[25][26] In 2020, the church gained permission to install solar panels on its roof to help it save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.

No objections were raised by official bodies such as Historic England, as the panels are on a roof that cannot be viewed from ground level.

[32] The ancient parish that St Alkelda's was responsible for, consisted of over 18,500 acres (7,500 ha) and included; Giggleswick, Langcliffe, Rathmell with Wigglesworth, Settle, and Stainforth.

[35] Records are from Genuki and Whitaker's The history and antiquities of the deanery of Craven, in the county of York.