[4] The ecclesiastical district of St Andrew's was formed in 1878 and the church plans drawn up by Mr. J. Houghton Spencer of Taunton were accepted the following year.

[5] In February 1880, the £2,332 tender of Mr. Henry James Spiller of Taunton was accepted for the church's construction.

A vestry meeting in May 1891 considered enlarging St Andrew's against building an additional church, and opted for the former option.

The new work included the addition of a south aisle, western porch, morning chapel and choir vestry.

The tower is surmounted by an octagonal, timber-framed spire, which is clad in pale green Westmorland slates and crowned with a copper weather vane.

Historic England considered the church to be a "strong composition with a good quality interior, with dramatic spatial handling and attention to detail".

They also noted the church was little altered since the extension of 1892–93, with many high quality fixtures and furnishings still in place.