Cotterstock is in the N of the county, a mile N of Oundle. It is a crossing point of the river Nene, but consists of little more than the church, a hall, a mill and a few houses ranged along a minor road. The church is alongside the river and has a W tower, an aisled nave with a vaulted south porch, and a large three-bay Decorated chancel. The only 12thc. feature is the re-set W tower doorway.

In 1086 Cotterstock was held by two knights from the Abbot of Peterborough. No church was noted. In 1337 John Gifford, a former rector of the church and a canon of York, founded a college at Cotterstock, effectively a large royal chantry, endowing it with the manor and the advowson of the church, among other possessions.

The W doorway of the tower appears to have been re-set. The segmental shape of the arch is uncharacteristic of the period, and several voussoirs show signs of trimming. It probably dates from c.1150-70.