[2] St John's Church was established by the Leigh family of West Hall, as its domestic chapel.

[4] The remaining stone walls were used as foundations for the new church designed by Edmund Kirby and built in 1893.

[6] The church is constructed in ashlar stone and brick, with a tiled roof and on its exterior timber framing with rendered infill;[2] its interior is brick-faced throughout.

The south front of the church is clad with close studding and it contains four-light windows with perpendicular-style tracery.

[2] An extension, in keeping with the design and appearance of the original building, was added to the south side of the vestry in 1993.