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This 19thc. brick church, designed by William Knight of Nottingham, consists of a chancel, nave, N porch and W bell-cote. The original medieval church was demolished in 1865, but an early 12thc. carved tympanum was reset above the N doorway.
Hoveringham was held by Swein before the Conquest, and it was assesed at 2 carucates and 2 bovaters. In 1086 it was held by Walter d'Aincourt. the Domesday Survey records a priest and a church, as well as 2 mills and 2 fisheries.
The tympanum was probably from the original building. It can be dated to the early 12thc. on the basis of its similarity to the one at Southwell, which is dated c.1120 (ERA).
