The church is within the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.

[1] The church was built in 1864 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley.

It cost £590 (equivalent of £70,000 in 2023),[2] and provided seating for 100 people.

[3] In 1913–14 the successors in the Lancaster practice, Austin and Paley added a parclose screen.

It has a bellcote at the west end, and a south porch.