Church was rebuilt 1872 (see Peter Ryder notes in SMR 307 backup file) but internally retains some 14th C features. Rectory largely demolished between 1977 (SMR officer site visit) and 1987 OS 1:10000 but 'Reading room' shown on 25inch series survives. 25 inch maps show a avenue leading away through small parkland to the south of rectory until 20th century conversion to arable land. Rebuilding of church most probably by owners of hall. Likely to have been the nucleus of DMV of Skelbrook mentioned in Domesday. Hunter (1831,459) recorded 14th century church with Chantry of St John - Ryder (1978 in SMR PRN307 backup file records surviving internal features and exterior 14th C grave slabs).