[2] In the Buildings of England series, Pollard and Pevsner describe the church as being "largish" with "an intimate interior".

[3] The church was built in 1843–44 to a design by Edmund Sharpe for the 13th Earl of Derby at a cost of about £20,000 (equivalent to £2,530,000 in 2023).

[4][5][6] It was consecrated on 6 June 1844 by Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester.

[5] Transepts designed by Edward Paley, Sharpe's successor in the architectural practice, were added in 1860.

[7] In 1871–72 a memorial chapel to the 14th Earl of Derby, designed by Paley and Austin, was added.

[5] In 1981–82 the church was reordered, a nave altar was introduced, and meeting and service facilities were installed in the base of the tower.

[3] The church is constructed in sandstone with freestone dressings and has a stone tile roof.

In the top stage are two-light bell openings containing quatrefoil tracery, flanked by blind arches.