The parish church of St John the Baptist in Halesowen, once part of Worcestershire but now in the West Midlands, dates to the late 11th century. The church was built in the 1080s, on the site of an earlier Saxon church. In the 14th century the original tower fell down and was replaced along with a rebuilding of the nave. The south aisle was also widened and a porch added. The north aisle was rebuilt in the 15th century adding a chapel to St Katharine.
The church is built from red sandstone ashlar apart from the upper tower and spire in grey-green sandstone.
