Wyatt, and served Shaw and Whitley as a chapelry of the parish church at Melksham.

Ponting at the expense of Charles Selwyn Awdry, who had served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire.

The new church is in the Arts and Crafts Gothic style and is a Grade II* listed building, having been so designated on 13 February 1985.

[9] The Shaw Trust was formed in the village in 1982 and grew into a national charity, helping over 50,000 disabled and disadvantaged people into independent living and employment each year.

It also works with the Shaw Education Trust which runs a number of academy schools across the country.