In legend, the first church on the site was built in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, the second son of
Ilbert de Lacy. Walter decided to build the church after he survived being thrown from his horse and landing in a swamp. By the 1830s the 16th-century parish church needed urgent repairs, and it was decided to rebuild it again. The architect was
James Pigott Pritchett and construction was carried out from 1834 to 1836. To keep costs down during construction, the bricks used were from the previous church on the site, which meant that repairs were needed overcome the deficient materials. Two octagonal vestries were added at the east end: one on the north side in or before 1851, and a choir vestry on the south side in 1879. In 1908 an organ was installed by local builder
Conacher and Co; it was restored in 1984 by Philip Wood of Huddersfield. From 1921 to 1923, the
sanctuary was reordered. A
baldachin and the east window, designed by
Ninian Comper as part of a war memorial, were installed. In the 1940s, the south
transept was redesigned with a screen by
Robert Thompson being added. In the 1980s, a new
altar and
dais were installed. On 17 June 1965 the church was the wedding place of Olympic athletes, swimmer
Anita Lonsbrough and track cyclist
Hugh Porter. On 17 February 2017, the church was the location of the funeral of
Gorden Kaye, the Huddersfield-born television actor and star of ''
'Allo 'Allo!''. ==Parish==