It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[2] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

The second church which replaced it was built on land in the centre of the village which was donated for the purpose by Lord Ashburton, who held the advowson.

Consent for the demolition was given by the Bishop of Winchester and the new Lord Ashburton, and the present church was erected on the same site in 1866.

[1] It is approached by a steep path up from the main road and the design was clearly influenced by the Sainte Chapelle in Paris.

[2] The circular floor is covered with glazed brown and green tiles laid out in the form of a labyrinth, as in Chartres Cathedral.