Parts of the church date to the 13th century and it survived the raids of the border reivers which burnt down many structures in the village.

The Church of St Cuthbert is located at the western end of Bellingham High Street, behind the Black Bull Hotel and somewhat out of sight of passing traffic.

[1] Parts of the church date to the 13th century and it survived the border reiver period, unlike many of the other mediaeval buildings in the village which were burnt down in raids.

[1] During building works in 1861 three cannonballs were recovered from within the roof, probably dating from 1597 when Bellingham was attacked by Walter Scott, 5th of Buccleuch.

A shallow arch doorway, with 17th-century door, is set into the third bay on the north side with a 19th-century copper lamp above the entrance.

The western end of the nave had two large stone buttresses added in the 19th-century and a lancet window installed between them.

This roof has been described as being particularly remarkable for being made of alternating strips of single and double thickness slabs of Lakeland slate.