It is commonly stated that the dedication refers to the French saint St Richarius or Riquier who is supposed to have visited Aberford in 630.

The church has a north vestry and a small chancel with south chapel.

[1] The church has four-bay arcades with double-chamfered arches and short cylindrical columns.

[5] Outside the church's south gate is a former market cross thought to be of 17th-century origin which was relocated here in 1911.

There is a lettered brass plaque claiming the cross was removed during the plague in 1644 and restored and relocated to commemorate the coronation of King George V in 1911.