 Porter also notes that the monumental inscriptions in the church ".. are not either very ancient or very numersous", with the oldest being that of Richard Clegg, M.A., made vicar on 22 June 1666, let into the floor of the vestry.The fabric of the present church dates from 1822 when the nave, designed by Robert Roper, an architect from Preston, was built.The cost of the nave was £5,000 ().