Philip de Harcourt, Dean of Lincoln, granted the church about 1139 to the Knights Templar; it was one of their earliest endowments in England.

[3] The church is described in the Victoria County History: "The scale of the building reflects the prestige of the Templars, and its plainness expresses their combination of military and ascetic qualities.

It has an axial tower, with the chancel to its east; to its west is the nave, north aisle, vestry and south porch.

There was restoration in 1892–93 by J. L. Pearson: the west gallery was removed, the roof of the nave was replaced, and a new north aisle was built, with an arcade of alternating round and octagonal piers.

The composer John Ireland is buried in the churchyard, and is commemorated by a slate tablet on the south wall of the nave.