The village grew up in the 18th and early 19th centuries,[1] and in 1840 Robert Cary Elwes donated a site for the construction of a church.
The new church cost about £1,000, and was largely funded by Charles and Thomas Bagnall and Mary Clarke.
Between 2012 and 2013, the west end of the aisles were partitioned off to create a kitchen and toilets, following which, the church was grade II listed, along with the churchyard gateway.
On the vestry is a bellcote with two stages, a pyramidal roof, and a Celtic cross finial.
There is an organ manufactured by Alfred Kirkland, assorted stained glass, a stone pulpit depicting Saint Matthew, and an altar designed by Robert Thomson.