The lordship of the manor of Bosbury was held by the Bishops of Hereford from the Early Middle Ages.

[1] The bishops constructed an episcopal palace, the remnants of which now form Old Court Farmhouse, to the north of the church.

[2] The present church dates from the early 13th century, and incorporates elements of an earlier structure.

[3] The Victoria County History for Herefordshire suggests that the disused baptismal font is Anglo-Saxon in date.

[8] Such separation, and the fortified nature of the tower, were fairly common features in churches along the Welsh Marches as they provided a greater measure of defence.