[4] Those buried in the church include the poet George Crabbe, rector from 1814 to 1832, and in the churchyard the executed alleged-Luddite and Trade Union martyr Thomas Helliker.

[5] In the time of Elizabeth I, the chancel was given an elaborate ribbed plaster ceiling and in 1540, John Leland described the church as 'lightsome and fair'.

The 17th and 18th centuries saw much non-conformist activity in the town and the parish church suffered periods of neglect with many of the wealthier townspeople being Dissenters.

This led to the building being in very bad condition by the mid 19th century with the spire out of the perpendicular and held together by iron bands, pieces of masonry falling off, and dangerous columns and arches.

On 25 January 1990, just after midday the town was hit by the Burns' Day Storm that blew off the top 20 feet of the spire, which fell through the previously undamaged part of the nave and ceiling.

This restoration involved rebuilding or renewing the chancel, south chapel, both arcades, clerestory and spire in the style of the original.

The tall nave features a large and wide arcade, a small clerestory and a highly decorative panelled plaster ceiling, complete with winged Cartouches.

[8] However, it became clear in the following ten years that rehanging and retuning was required again, but due to fundraising by the townspeople, the entire peal of bells was recast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough in 1934.

They were recast with additional metal to make Wiltshire's first and only peal of twelve bells, the tenor weighing 24 and a half long hundredweight and striking the note D. Due to the small size of the tower, the bells were rehung in a new cast iron frame in two tiers.