The church is medieval dating from the Norman period.

The church is home to the funeral monument of Margaret Seymour, Lady Wadham, aunt to Queen Jane Seymour, and second wife to Sir Nicholas I Wadham, Captain of the Isle of Wight from 1509 to 1520.

The church was formerly grouped with the Church of St Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke, and is now additionally grouped with Sts Thomas Minster, Newport, St John's, Newport and St Olave's, Gatcombe.

[2] Alexander Ross, prolific Scottish writer and controversialist, was vicar of Carisbrooke from 1634 until his death in 1654.

The church has a two manual organ dating from 1908 by Bevington.