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The essential form of the church dates from the 14th century when the current nave and chancel were built, replacing an earlier Norman structure. The base of the tower is thought to survive from the Norman period. Its octagonal lantern was added in the 13th century and the battlementing in the 15th century.
The church is unusual in having two two-storey porches. The lower storey of the south porch is contemporary with the nave, the upper storey being a later addition. The north porch resulted from a bequest in the late 15th century.
Inside the church the prominent early features are the 15th century font, dated 1410, and rood screen, both in well developed Perpendicular style. Both also retain traces of their original colourings. The screen is missing its loft, but was given a new rood in 1939. Access to the loft was by means of the angular turret on the south side of the church.
The font has a mix of Christian and pagan iconography, the bowl being supported on a pillar depicting woodwoses and lions. The octagonal bowl alternates the four evangelists with a Pieta (W),the Crucifixion (N), the Holy Trinity (E) and a symbol of the Trinity (S). The eleaborate cover dates from 1934 and is a replica of the 15th century cover at Castle Acre.
In the chancel is a three-stall sedilia, probably early 14th century. The adjacent piscina may be contemporary but has an interesting history. An 1870 photograph shows it built into the west tower, possibly as a means of saving it from destruction at the Reformation, and it was brought to its present position in 1907. The early 20th century choir stalls (1927) incorporate elements of poppy-head bench ends from the late 15th century.