[3] In the Buildings of England series Hartwell and Pevsner credit the design to J. W. Whittaker, the Vicar of Blackburn.

[4] In the National Heritage List for England it is credited to Whittaker's cousin, the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe.

[5] The foundation stone was laid on 5 February 1835 by William Feilden, who had given the land for the church, and paid £100 towards its construction.

[7] During the restoration the original box pews were removed, a pulpit and chancel screen were added, the lower part of the walls were panelled, and the church was re-floored.

[2] Its plan consists of a nave and chancel in one cell, a southwest porch, and a west tower with a spire.