Records show there has been a church on the site before 1197, and legend says Archbishop Langton dedicated an early building on his way back from Runnymede in 1215. The present modern building has retained the medieval south wall and 15^th century tower, the remainder having been rebuilt after a major fire in 1977. It was rehallowed in 1982. The three early bells were replaced in the 16^th and 17^th centuries by the present 6^th (1616 by William Land), 7^th (1575 by Robert Mot) and Tenor (1667 by G. Eldridge). The front five, by Warner, were added in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The bells were removed after the fire and re-hung in 1981.