The floor plan of this small isolated church indicates Anglo Saxon origins. The chancel and aisles may be 14th century in origin, but the whole church was remodelled in the 15th century when the present arcades were built and the nave and chancel reroofed. The west end of the church, including the tower and the west ends of the aisles were rebuilt in brick in the 18th/19th century and the east window was installed in 1876. Further restoration occirred in 1923, in 1949 following damage in WWII and again in 1977 when the nave roof was uncovered. During this most recent restoration a well preserved fragment of a late medieval Doom painting found behind the nave ceiling, and subsequently conserved. The colours are very fresh. The top of Christ's head and halo are visible, as are the heads of angels carrying the nail and the spear from the Instruments of the Passion. There is no longer any village of Buttsbury although it is mentioned as having 19 households in the Domesday book and was once a more important place than neighbouring Stock.