The present flint and stone church was consecrated in 1215 and
is on the site of an earlier building, probably also of stone. This
earlier place of worship occupied most of the area of the
present nave from the chancel to a line west of the south door
to the present vestry door and was lengthened to the westwards
in the 13th century. Archaeological investigation has also
found the remains of massive flint and chalk foundations with
large post-holes which indicate a yet earlier building, so it
would appear that this site has been in continuous use from a
time much earlier than the present church was built. By 1251
the advowson was in the hands of Netley Abbey and so
remained until the Dissolution. The nave of the present church
was built in the early 13th century and the chancel later in the
same century.