Pevsner describes it as "a large and interesting church". The nave is the oldest surviving work; the transepts are from the 13th century and the chancel from the 14th. Restoration was carried out in the 17th century, then in 1812 by D. A. Alexander and in 1860 by T. H. Wyatt. The tower had its upper part rebuilt in the 17th century and has eight bells, one of which is from the 14th century and two from the 17th. Downton ecclesiastical parish was large, with dependant medieval churches at Nunton, Standlynch and Witherington; there were no churches at Morgan's Vale, Redlynch or Charlton until the 19th century. The church was designated as Grade I listed in 1960. Today it is part of the Forest and Avon team ministry, a grouping of six churches in Wiltshire and Hampshire. Other Downton churches There were Baptists in Downton from the 17th century. A congregation of Particular Baptists formed c. 1738 and built a chapel at South Lane in 1791. They replaced that in 1857 with a larger building on the same site. This continues as Downton Baptist Church. A Methodist chapel was built in 1896 on Downton High Street, replacing an earlier chapel at Lode Hill. The building continues in use as Downton Methodist Church. A Roman Catholic chapel of the Good Shepherd was founded in 1914 at Barford Lane, at the northern edge of Downton, on land given by the Nelsons. The present building was built in 1950 and is served from Salisbury. Elsewhere in the parish Charlton has an Anglican church, All Saints, built in 1851 partly at the expense of Lord Nelson. Construction is in brick to designs of T. H. Wyatt, in Early English style. Today the church is part of the Chalke Valley benefice. At Standlynch a small church near the river, dedicated to St Mary, was probably founded in 1147. It was rebuilt in 1677 and became a private chapel for Standlynch manor and later for the Nelsons of Trafalgar Park. The building was restored by William Butterfield in 1859–66. The dedication was changed to St Michael and All Angels, probably in 1914, and the church has been closed since 1947. A church stood at Witherington in 1147 but fell into disuse in the 15th century. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built near All Saints' church in 1864. It was decommissioned and converted to a private house