The village did not previously have an Anglican church, and the construction costs of between £2,000 and £3,000 were funded by donations, co-ordinated by a Mrs Valentine, wife of the vicar of Whixley.
[1] One of the smallest of Gilbert Scott's churches, it is criticised by David Cole, who writes that "the heart does not warm to it",[2] although Historic England states that "the quality of the architecture is high, as is the level of artistic achievement".
[3] The church is built of pitch-faced stone with a red tile roof.
It has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave and a chancel, transepts, an organ chantry and a porch.
It has stained windows with glass by Clayton and Bell and James Powell and Sons.