[1] The church stands in a relatively isolated position in the south side of Aston Lane in the hamlet.

Towards the end of the 13th century the bishop of Lichfield (in whose diocese the chapel then was) received a complaint and he gave orders that a chaplain and a lamp should be provided by the prior of Norton Priory.

[5] Following this the present chancel was built in 1697 for Sir Willoughby Aston, the architect being Thomas Webb, and the mason has been named as Edward Nixon.

Until it was damaged by the land mine, it was one of the least restored early Georgian churches in the diocese of Chester.

Also destroyed were the sundial over the south porch and the stone cross on the gable at the east end.

[1] Its plan consists of a chancel and nave, north and south porches, a western tower on which is a cupola belfry.

[11] There are no windows on the north side of the chancel, but a door is present which formerly led to the part of the churchyard reserved for burial of the lord of the manor and his family.

[10] The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that the architectural style of the nave is Georgian, and that of the chancel is pre-Georgian.

[7] The floor of the chancel is original, dating from the 17th century, and consists of square white stones with insets of black marble at the intersections.

Another monument built in 1637 is to the memory of two other members of the family; it consists of a tablet on a sarcophagus surrounded by drapery.

There is a monument to Sir Willoughby Aston who died in 1702 consisting of a shield held by putti under a baldacchino; this has been attributed to Grinling Gibbons.

[20][21] In the churchyard is a former red sandstone font dating probably from the early 17th century which is listed Grade II.

[22] It has a circular base and an arched cover carved from two blocks of stone, which is unique in Cheshire.

She spent her life as a servant to the Aston family, being given the surname of Gambia, and rose to the position of housekeeper.

[32] The inscription on her gravestone reads:[17] Chloe Gambia a negress Who died at Aston Hall the 12th Sept. 1838 aged 77 years or thereabouts.