Henry III arranged for the church and lands to be granted to Worcester Priory in order to support the remembrance of his father King John I, who is buried there.

The Priory then ran the manor and collected rents and other income until the dissolution, at which point the lands transferred to the new Dean and Chapter.

His successor John Spilsbury, previously a fellow of Magdalen College,[4] was unpopular with some of Bromsgrove's churchgoers, who attempted unsuccessfully to eject him.

[5] Spilsbury was removed after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660,[4] and left the Church of England by refusing to conform to the Act of Uniformity[5] along with around 2,000 other Anglican ministers from the Commonwealth period.

[9] Inside the church is a large, cast metal memorial to the men of Bromsgrove who were killed in the First World War.

There have been subsequent rebuildings and renovations over the years, resulting in a 3-manual and pedal pipe organ, largely by the Malvern firm of Nicholson.