[4] Parts of the church are 12th century Norman, from when the Benedictine abbey of Rochester, Kent held the parish.

Other parts of the building may be from the original Saxon church, including the font, which has a drawing of a dragon imprinted on it.

In the Covid-19 pandemic, the church authorities opted not to reopen St Mary's fully for very much longer than the official guidance recommended, in part because the parish was waiting for a new Rector to arrive.

While churches were expected by the Government to be closed from late spring to early summer 2020, St Mary's did not fully re-open until May 2021.

In 2007 this was replaced because its restoration would cost more than a new instrument so a new electric organ was put in the church as part of the parish's Millennium 2 project.