[2] Edburgha (d. 960) was a nun who spent her whole life in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester.

Yardley formed part of the original endowment of the Abbey, as mentioned in King Edgar's Charter for Pershore of 972.

Services were first held in the churchyard, however, gnats made this difficult so they were then moved to the parish hall.

An unusual feature is the doorway on the north aisle which has the Tudor rose and pomegranate carved above the archway in celebration of the marriage of Henry VIII's older brother, Prince Arthur, and Catherine of Aragon.

[2] The clock on the side of the church tower has been replaced many times due to weathering.

On the interior wall of the church is an incised alabaster slab of Thomas and Marion Est (d.

In 1949, it was discovered that the church tower had become infested with death watch beetles resulting in problems with ringing the bells.

The new ring of bells was dedicated by Michael Parker, the Archdeacon of Aston on 9 September 1950.