Up until it was renovated in the 19th century, it was dedicated to St James, but was rededicated as the Church of the Ascension, and it is now a grade II* listed building.

Nikolaus Pevsner notes that it is unusual for a village church to be composed of mostly the same style of architecture (Decorated).

[8] The nave has been described as having very narrow aisles,[9] and it is separated from the other parts of the church by three arches on each side, supported by clustered pillars which display carved heads.

After being left in the family manor house in various places for 150 years, his sarcophagus was eventually moved into the church in 1905.

[15] The church was closed for 16 months between 1861 and July 1862 for renovations carried out by George Gilbert Scott which cost £2,949 (equivalent to £348,000 in 2023).