[1] Samuel Lewis described the parish in 1848 as follows, It is bounded on the west and south-west by the rivers Torridge and Okement; the banks of the former are richly ornamented with fine oaks, and the surrounding scenery is picturesque.

The church is a small ancient edifice, partly in the early and partly in the decorated English style, with a handsome embattled tower, and contains a monumental effigy of a crusader, supposed to represent Sir J. Sully, whose family once possessed the manor.

[3] From the church there are excellent views over Dartmoor, including Cawsand Beacon, Yes Tor and High Willhays.

[7] Memorial windows were added in 1866 to Hugh Malet, of Ash, and to Maria Louisa Prior: The church was thoroughly restored in 1879.

[1] The walls are of coursed slate stone rubble with some granite ashlar in the buttresses of the tower.

The roof is gable ended, covered in slate with decorative ridge tiles from the late 19th century.

In 1911 two new bells were added to commemorate the coronation of King George V.[1] The church has a chancel, nave, aisles and south porch, and can seat 120 people.

[7] The semi-octagonal panelled pulpit is early 17th century, with an integral carved lectern.

The north wall of the chancel holds a slate memorial dated 1681 to Wilmot Veale, wife of the rector.

The inscription is in gothic script, and the memorial has a high relief carved figure of a woman and child.

[7] The church holds a fairly well-preserved effigy of a military figure almost 6 feet (1.8 m) long from about 1250.

[6] Possibly the effigy represents an ancestor of Sir John Sully, a crusader who owned property at Iddesleigh, where he died in 1387 at the age of 105.