Chingford is now a town in the London borough of Waltham Forest, situated 10 miles NE of Charing Cross and 4 miles S of Waltham Abbey, although historically it was a rural Essex parish. The 12thc. church was incorporated into a new church with a tower in the late 13thc. Some masonry in the N wall survives from the original church and the altar is constructed of reused 12thc. material. The only Romanesque sculpture is found on a font, which originally belonged to the church, but which is now sited nearby in the church of SS Peter and Paul, Chingford.
The church was reported to be in good repair by 1794, but was neglected after the church of SS Peter and Paul, Chingford, was built in 1844. In 1904 the nave roof collapsed and by 1921 the church was in a ruinous state, the S arcade having fallen and the nave and chancel roofless. The church was fully restored in 1928-30.

The manor of Chingford was held by 1087 by the canons of St Paul's cathedral, and it was assessed at 6 hides.

The church dedication has caused some confusion. Its medieval dedication was to All Saints (1397), but by 1710 it had been changed to St Peter and St Paul. In 1844, when the new church was built, the dedication was transferred, and this church regained its older dedication to All Saints.