[1] Although the first recorded rector was Matrin de Sutton, installed in 1411, the church is at least Norman in origin, with possibly a previous Saxon past.

The diagonally buttressed four stage tower is broadly unaltered from the Norman period.

[2] A number of alterations have occurred over the years, such as in the early 17th century, when it gained a Jacobean screen and communion table, as well as a memorial to the poet Samuel Daniel, who died in the parish in 1619.

[3][4] The original six bells were recast and two extras added as part of the restoration of the tower in 1906.

[6] The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Beckington with Standerwick, Berkley, Lullington, Orchardleigh and Rodden within the archdeaconry of Wells.