There was a monastery here before the Norman Conquest which continued to exist until the reign of Henry I.

The first vicar was instituted in 1312; the parish had dependent chapelries at Cornelly and Merther.

[4] The stone was brought from the quarry by the parishioners in their carts led by John Tregian of Golden; however the rival squire Nicholas Carminow of Trenowth (John's brother-in-law) made great efforts to obstruct the work.

The arch into the tower was blocked up with a gallery, shutting out the principal west window.

[7] In the early years of the 19th century the rare custom of turning to the East for the Doxology at the conclusion of the recitation of each Psalm, particularly by those in choir, was observed in Probus church.