The Domesday Book makes no mention of Heston but in 1086 its manor was given to Walter of Saint-Valéry by William the Conqueror.

Richard of Cornwall was King John's second son and had served in the Barons' Crusade of 1239, where he succeeded as a negotiator for the release of prisoners.

The outcry at the manner of his death brought about a reduction in the maximum number of lashings that could be given as punishment, and eventually the banning of the practice altogether.

In the arcades between the nave and its aisles, the piers alternate between round and octagonal as was sometimes the case in medieval churches.

[7] Most of the nineteenth-century pews survive, however, some were removed from the east end to accommodate the altar, which has been moved forward.