[2] The church was built by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam in memory of his parents.

Construction started in 1872 and the building was designed by John Loughborough Pearson.

It was completed in 1876 and consecrated on 31 July 1877 by the Archbishop of York.

[3] On opening, Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth was closed.

The church contains a pipe organ by Henry Willis dating from 1877.