Designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt, it was built in 1846 to replace an earlier church on the same site and closed in 1958.

[1] St James was built to replace an earlier church of Saxon origin that had been rebuilt in the early 18th-century.

[1] Owing to its dilapidated condition, the church was demolished in April 1845 to make way for a new, larger one designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt of London.

[5][6] It was subsequently sold to a private owner and planning was approved for a conversion scheme in 1975.

[8] St James is built of Doulting freestone, with slate roofs, in the Early Decorated style.