[2] The church is probably built on the site of the 7th century oratory of St Winnoc.

A stone church was built in the 12th century, probably cruciform in plan, and there are traces of the Norman stonework on the north side.

A new Polyphant Stone window was put in the chancel end, with a stained glass window featuring the crucifixion and bearing the inscription Absit ut glorier nisi in cruce (May I glory in nothing but the cross).

The 16th century rood screen, carved with leaves and flowers, was restored by the Misses Rashleigh Pinwell of Plymouth in 1907 and rededicated at the Harvest Festival of that year.

The church is in a joint benefice with: The organ has one manual and pedals, with 9 speaking stops.