The parish church is dedicated to St Julitta[2] (Juliot) and stands in an isolated location above the valley of the River Valency at grid reference SX 129 912[3][4] The parish church of Lanteglos by Camelford and the castle chapel at Tintagel are also dedicated to St Julitta.

At the Reformation it was separated from St Gennys and became a donative served by perpetual curates who were paid £7 annually.

[7] The tower is of three stages; the south aisle is built of granite and has one additional bay east of the end of the nave.

Features of interest include the vaulted granite south porch and a relief in bronze of the Deposition of Christ which is the work of an Italian 16th-century Mannerist.

[12] The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes: The tower contains a peal of 6 bells which as of 2009 were reported as being unringable.