[2][3] The double designation to Saint Peter and Saint Mary reflects a late-medieval amalgamation when the living of St Peter was combined with that of a separate church dedicated to St Mary.

The church was extensively restored during three separate renovations in the Victorian era.

[10] The interior was heavily restored by Richard Phipson, architect to the Diocese of Norwich, in the mid-19th century.

[4] James Bettley, in his 2015 revised Suffolk: West volume of the Pevsner Buildings of England series, notes the large number of memorials within the church to members of the Tyrrell family, local landowners.

A further timber replacement was installed in 1993–1994, which replicates the earlier structures in having an external gallery.