It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

[1] The parish was formerly much larger than now, and the church stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in the historic county of Westmorland.

[1][2] A considerable restoration was undertaken in 1868 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, who also added the tower.

In the porch is a portion of an Anglo-Saxon cross dating from the late 8th century, carved with vine scrolls and beasts.

The present three-manual organ is housed in a carved wooden case dated 1887 and is by Wilkinson of Kendal.

In 1979 Rushworth and Dreaper restored and extended it, and a complete overhaul was carried out in 1995 by David Wells at a cost of about £38,000.

[7] The lych gate is dated 1894 and has sandstone piers with timber above, and a slate roof with a stone ridge.

[8] Immediately to the south of the church is a table tomb to the Docker family, the earliest inscribed date being 1766.