In 1086, Wychbold, the main manor, was held by Osbern Fitz Richard; before the Conquest it seems to have been claimed by Earl Godwin, and in 692 it had been granted by King Ethelred to Worcester priory. (Dodderhill is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey.) Osbern granted the advowson to the priory of Worcester, and his gift was confirmed by Bishop Samson (1096-1112). The church was granted to the nuns of Westwoodc.1158, but returned to the monks of Worcester in 1178. It was dedicated in 1220 (VCH).