Staunton-in-the-Vale is a small village in the Newark and Sherwood district of E Nottinghamshire, 14 miles E of Nottingham and 6 miles S of Newark. The church consists of chancel with N vestry, nave, N aisle, S porch and tower at E end of the N aisle. The present structure is largely of the 14^th century. The church was much restored by E J Wilson of Lincoln in 1854 when the current chancel was built. The only Romanesque feature is the font.

A priest and a church are mentioned in the Domesday survey where 10 bovates in Staunton are listed as being in the lands of Walter D’Aincourt in 1086 and Thorir before the Conquest. The main manor, however, was of 7 bovates and 3 acres, and belonged to the king. By the end of Stephen's reign Staunton was held by one Geoffrey de Staunton, perhaps a descendant of Walter's tenant, and the Stauntons continued as lords of the manor throughout the middle ages.

The font has suffered a high degree of weathering and damage; it could be that it spent some time outside being put to other uses. Fonts with intersecting arcading are not uncommon in the county. Other examples may be seen at Bole, Flawborough and Kirklington.