The area provides not only open sea views over the tiny, uninhabited isle of Filfla, but is also a good vantage point over Malta.

The name Dingli is believed to be derived from the name of Sir Thomas Dingley, an English knight of the Order of St. John, who owned much of the lands in the surrounding area.

[3] Rock-cut tombs dating back to Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman times have been found in the limits of Dingli.

Until the early 16th century, a small village known as Ħal Tartarni existed, somewhere between Buskett and the present location of Dingli.

[6] The noble family Inguanez had a lot of land in the area, and employed the population of Ħal Tartarni to work the fields.

The church was heavily modified in the middle of the same century, with the building of a new façade and extensions to the width of the main aisle.