The tower is set within the west end of the nave, and has two-light bell openings on each side, a battlemented parapet, and a pyramidal roof with a finial and a wrought iron weathervane.

In the gable of the porch is a blank shield with the date 1592 to the left, the initials HC on the right and VK (for Valentine Knightley) above.

In the west front of the church are lancet windows on each side of the tower, and a canted stair turret.

[1] There is a mass dial (a form of sundial) to the east of the priest's door, another in the west wall, and a third in the porch.

The reredos, choir stalls, desks and pulpit are all made from Riga oak and were designed in 1899 by M. H. Holding.

Also in the church is a tomb chest with alabaster effigies of Richard Knightley, who died in 1537, and his wife.

In addition there is a slate wall memorial to James Harrington, the author of The Commonwealth of Oceana, who died in 1677 and is buried in St Margaret's, Westminster.

[3] One of these designated as a Grade II listed building; it is a headstone dated 1672, and is made from ironstone.

The churchyard is maintained by a group of local people known as the Friends of St Michael's, and seasonal services continue to be held in the church.