An uncle of W(ystan) H(ugh) Auden (named for the eponymous saint spelled Wystan by his father who was an alumnus of Repton school built on the remains of the Abbey) wrote the entry for Wistanstow in Little Guide to Shropshire[6][b] The present church building, Holy Trinity, was mainly built between 1180 and 1200.

The interior is also graced by a number of early 19th century box pews and fine mid-20th-century wooden panelling behind the altar.

Just behind was a small independent real ale brewery, "Wood's", founded in 1980, which closed under "adverse trading conditions" in 2022 following the Covid pandemic.

[10] In 1984, both the Plough and the brewery were featured as the final destination on a Shropshire edition of Treasure Hunt, with Anneka Rice pulling herself a pint of real ale to complete the game.

“The Smithy” is the village’s community shop which was officially opened by the actor Pete Postlethwaite OBE, a local parishioner in April 2000.