The church was thoroughly restored between 1861 and 1863 by William White, who reconstructed much of the chancel, the arcades, and the north aisle wall.

[5] The church became the most significant point of reference in the large, dispersed parish: in the late Middle Ages and until the 17th century the village was known as Churchend.

[5] By the mid 14th century there were several houses on a lane running along the south side of the churchyard and that lane was probably the site of butchers' shambles in the 16th century; from 1617 most of its south side was occupied by a row of almshouses built for the charity of William Jones.

West of the hill three or four houses stood by Black brook, above its crossing by French Lane, in the early 17th century.

Their later disappearance was presumably the result of the incorporation of that area in the grounds and garden prospect of Newland House, built on the hill above.

In the 15th and 16th centuries an unofficial market was held at Newland village, the traders taking advantage of the large numbers congregating at the parish church on Sundays and feast days.

In the upper Red brook valley it ran in Staunton and Dixton Newton (Monmouth), over the boundary, but a branch, by means of an incline crossing the road and stream at Upper Redbrook hamlet, served wharfs on the Wye at Lower Redbrook.

Only a modest traffic ran to Redbrook and the tramroad as a whole was little used after the mid 19th century when Monmouth was provided with a rail link to the South Wales coalfield.

In 1883 the Coleford railway to Monmouth was opened, using the old tramroad route, except for some short deviations, and serving Newland by a small station within Staunton parish near Cherry Orchard Farm.