A Saxon coffin was discovered in the churchyard in 1836, with an inscription on the lid claiming it to be that of King Offa of the Mercians.

The building is cruciform in shape, with a chancel (the first part to be built), a nave, south and north transepts, and a tower.

In 1302 a cell to Ashridge Priory was founded in Hemel Hempstead and the church had collegiate status until the Dissolution of the monasteries in 1536.

A door at the base of the tower allowed the monks access to the church and avoided them mixing with the townspeople.

In 1950, as part of the 800th anniversary, the bells were retuned by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon and rehung on steel frames with completely new fittings.

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