The church is Norman and originally[dubious – discuss] had a nave and two aisles separated by arcades.

The tower was connected to the nave by a horseshoe-shaped[dubious – discuss] arch.

[3] At the east end of the nave was an arch leading into the chancel.

[4] A chancel with lancet windows was extended in the 13th century replacing the older one.

The poet John Clare married Martha "Patty" Turner in the church in 1820.