West Rasen is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, 3 miles W of Market Rasen. The church is primarily a 13thc. building with a W tower, nave with clerestory windows, S aisle and porch, and chancel. It was restored in 1829-30 by E.J. Willson. Further restoration including a new nave roof was undertaken in 1870. Originally, there was a Romanesque N aisle to the church, the remains of which can be seen embedded in the N wall of the present nave.

The Domesday record indicates that there were two separate settlements here. In 1086 Ralf Paynel held a large manor that included a mill, and the Bishop of Bayeux held a smaller manor with 2 mills. By the early 12th century the whole vill was in Ralf's hands. It was a large settlement with a population of 62 households in 1086. Physical remains existed until 1962 when the complex was destroyed but traces of ridge and furrow still remain.