The older church is located to the west of the village, and may date back as far as the middle of the 13th century.

[4] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Bowdon.

Werburgh, an Anglo-Saxon saint who has given her name to Warburgtune, as Warburton was called in the Domesday survey (1086), was the daughter of Wulfhere, the first Christian king of Mercia.

Towards the end of the 16th century, the chancel area was remodelled and a pulpit, altar rails and communion table were installed.

[8][9] In October 2021, the church was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

The chancel, south transept and vestry are brick, as is the tower which is placed, unusually, at the east end.

[7] The tower has a pairs of semicircular-headed belfry windows on each face, a stone cornice and six sugar loaf pinnacles.

[7] The stained glass in the east window is by Wailes and the sanctuary floor has Minton tiles; both date from 1857.

[13] This church was built between 1883 and 1885 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas for Rowland Egerton-Warburton.

The plan consists of a four-bay nave with a north aisle, a south porch, a three-bay chancel and a northeast tower.