A large aisled church with a central tower, the present building dates from the late 12th century but has fragments of Anglo-Saxon work.

[6] The owners of Widhill manor (a tithing south of the town, later transferred to Blunsdon parish) claimed sole use of the north aisle.

[7] His chest tomb, in limestone with a black marble top, is in the north aisle;[1] his charitable bequests included money to build Jenner's School, next to the churchyard.

[1] A broken shaft of a medieval limestone cross, on a crude octagonal base, can be seen against the gable of a gatehouse at the northern perimeter of the churchyard.

Since 2007 the parishes have formed part of the Upper Thames Group, together with Holy Cross at Ashton Keynes, All Saints at Leigh, and St John at Latton.