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Built in 1857, by volunteer labour from the local lead mines, the west windows contain medieval glass that may have come from Fountains Abbey
Writing in 1863, William Grange said:
"The Church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is believed to stand on the highest ground of any church in England, being upward of 1300 feet above the level of the sea. It is a small unpretending fabric, consisting of nave and chancel under one roof and will accommodate about 200 hearers.....In style it resembles the churches of the 13th. Century...The corner stone was laid by Dr. Bickersteth, Bishop of Ripon, on the 3rd. June, 1857.........consecrated by him on the 26th. May in the following year....The funds were raised by public subscription; the site for church, burial ground, parsonage and gardren was given by T.F.A. Burnaby Esq. of Newark on Trent. The parsonage, erected in 1862, is an elegant and substantial building, close adjoining and in a style corresponding to that of the church. The living (said to be worth only £80 per year) is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. "