[3] A chapel has stood on this site of the present church since the founding of the Cistercian Abbey of Vale Royal in 1277.

Around 1728 the church was rebuilt in brick, the aisles were widened, and the walls of the nave were raised to allow galleries to be built.

[5] In 1874–75 the church was rebuilt largely at the expense of Lord Delamere, the architect being John Douglas of Chester.

The reredos and the chancel arcades date from around 1876–77, which the authors of the Buildings of England series are of the opinion are not by Douglas.

[3] There is a chime of eight tubular bells[7] that were set up to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.