[9] The west tower dates back to the main fabric of the church (14th century), and has a four-light window with hood mould.

[14] The font is thought to be Norman in origin and dates from between 1130 and 1140, thus predating the current church;[18][19] it has a cylindrical bowl, sculptured lozenges, a chevroned rim, and it set upon two steps.

[24] Edmund de Mauley was a noble in the local area who was described as being a "great pluralist", but was also notable for being killed at the Battle of Bannockburn when he was in a charge near to the Bannock Burn and he was drowned.

[29][16] The memorial to a former rector (Robert Faucon) has caused intrigue as it carries his death year (but no day or month) as 1640, however he is recorded as dying in 1661.

[17] The churchyard has the grave of Caleb Angas, a noted agriculturist, and also has a memorial cross installed in 1920 to a design by Charles Nicholson.

[30][31][32] The church is dedicated to St Andrew, with the building being a grade I listed structure and is also part of Bainton Conservation area.

[13] K. J. Allison described it (and All Saints at Pocklington) as being "..the most complete examples of the Decorated style [in the East Riding]", and Stephen Glynne observed that the interior was "stately and striking.

[37] The church is in its own parish of Bainton, part of the Benefice of Woldsburn, in the Deanery of Harthill, the Archdeaconry of East Riding, and the Diocese of York.