It has a history tantalisingly hidden in its old detail and it may have been completely rebuilt on two occasions. The material used was local stone and a mixture of pale pink sandstone and light grey limestone can be seen, almost in a patchwork in the older parts of the building.

Much of the history of St. Peter's Church is revealed by its stonework. Probably the oldest parts are the eight sided bowl of the Saxon font, which is now almost hidden in a corner by the porch, a Saxon coffin, close to both the old and the newer Victorian font. In 2007 a Sile na gig, said to be a pre-Saxon Christian relic was discovered, and is now incorporated into the North wall of the church. Thre are also fragments of crosses with characteristic knotwork carving, some incorporated into the nave and the porch.

The plain South doorway is Norman externally but Early English internally. The sturdy, partially decorated, chancel arch is Normal and here again the mixture of the local gritstone and limestone can be seen. The fabric of chancel itself is characteristically Early English, and was enlarged by the monks of Combermere Abbey in the thirteenth century and by Lawrence Beresford in 1590. The arch of the belfry, is also Early English. The bells in the tower are younger having been cast in 1677 and again in 1680. They were rehung in 1994 and now number six not including the one used for the Church clock. A team of bell-ringers regularly bid the faithful to prayer.
The tower in which the bells hang is tudor and is made from stone reused from the earlier church.

The pillars of the nave on the South side are fourteenth century while those on the North are fifteenth, but on neither side can the bases be seen, suggesting again that the floor has been raised.

The North aisle has plain pews. The South aisle has bench seats, possibly for children as a higher pew overlooks them and a teacher or supervisor may have occupied this loftier site,but the pews on either side of the central aisle are Jacobean box pews deeply carved and with highly polished brass hinges and closures.

The choir stalls are Victorian and have simple bench seats. At some of the choir stall ends there are carved crests, one of which is that of Sir John Harpur-Crewe. The crest with a cross has no known attribution

The family pew of the Cotton family, always associated with Izaak Walton, is to the left of the pulpit, facing towards the congregation. It is intricately carved and is painted a Georgian green, the family crest is on the back of the pew.

The pulpit is a double decker with platforms for the vicar and the curate, it was previously a triple decker with a platform for the churchwardens also. Carved above the preacher's head is a shortened exhortation from verse ten of the second chapter of the Book of Revelations. "Be faithful and I will give you the crown of life".

There are some fragments of medieval glass which were found during building work, they now hang in the East window of the North aisle. They are part of the coat of arms of Vincent Mundy who was Lord of the Manor in 1570. The name Mundy can be interpreted from the writing and three eagles legs can, with less use of the imagination, be identified in the lower piece of glass.

The East window is Victorian, made by Burlison and Grylls for Sir George Crewe, a local landowner. Above the pulpit, in limestone, high on the North wall of the nave and almost out of sight, are carved the two keys of the patron saint, St. Peter.

The churchyard contains a circular headstone which is probably one of the oldest in the country. It is a memorial to Anne Green who died on the third of April 1518.

The gravitas of most church buildings is put into perspective by their gargoyles and corbel ends. St. Peter's is no exception.

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