[1] A Chapel of the Holy Trinity at Privett was first recorded in 1391,[3] but any remaining evidence of it disappeared when the present church was built on the same site.

The size of the new church far outstripped the requirements of the small rural parish,[3] and it was eventually declared redundant in 1975.

[5] The church, in Gothic Revival (Early English) style, is built of flint with Bath stone dressings.

The tower, with broach spire, gargoyles, buttresses and three tiers of lucarnes, is 160 feet (48.8 m) high and forms a prominent landmark.

[1] The nave has four-bay arcades, a lofty tower arch, a square font on pillars with stiff-leaf carving, a round stone pulpit and an intricate wrought iron lectern.