The church of All Saints consists of a chancel, north chapel, south chapel, nave, north aisle, south aisle, west tower and small north and south porches. The walls are of stone rubble with stone dressings, and the tower is faced entirely with ashlar. The roofs are covered with lead and stone slates.
The church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, but there is no indication as to the form of this early building or to its later evolution. The whole church was completely rebuit at the latter end of the 15th century. Possibly, the lower parts of the chancel walls may be of the 14th century, but the upper parts are of approximately the same date as the church though slightly earlier. The tower is slightly later than the nave, but this was not the first tower as in 1336 the belfry of the church of St Mary (as it was then known) was rebuilt by the parishioners.
In 1638, the embattled parapets were restored by Sir Thomas Cotton. The church was again restored and repewed in 1841, and a new east window was inserted in 1852. In 1862 the tower was strengthened with iron girders, and other repairs were undertaken in 1897-99. By the year 2000, the church had been closed and the parishoners were using the neighbouring Holme parish church.
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