At the end of the 12thc. the manor of Pinvin apparently formed part of the manor of Pershore held by Westminster Abbey. St Nicholas's was one of the ancient chapelries of St Andrew's, Pershore, and never achieved parochial independence throughout the medieval period. Unusually for a chapel, it did acquire rights of baptism, as indicated by the presence of the 12thc. font (cf Bricklehampton).