The current plan of the church dates from a rebuilding in 1120CE with most of the current church dating from the late twelfth century. New windows were added in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the church was modified in 1825CE when the chancel was demolished to allow for the widening of a road. The church was restored in 1862CE.
The church is next to Guildford castle and, as the castle often hosted the monarchy, was used for royal worship. In more recent times Lewis Carroll, who was also an Anglican clergyman, sometimes preached in the church.
