Of 12th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1851 and 1852 by George Gilbert Scott for John Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers.

In 1851, John Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers, of Eastnor Castle, commissioned George Gilbert Scott to undertake a complete rebuilding.

Most were, however, found to be so deteriorated that reuse was impossible and, with the exception of the 14th-century tower, the current church dates almost entirely from Scott's reconstruction.

[See box] St John's is constructed of local red sandstone and comprises the 14th-century tower, a nave, a north aisle and the Somers-Cocks mortuary chapel.

[a][8] The church is a Grade I listed building, its Historic England entry describing it as a “high quality but little known masterpiece”.