Pevsner writes that the newer church is "impressive, with its crossing tower and spire and its large five-light E and W windows"; he also notes the large rose window in the north transept and expresses delight at the stone rib-vaulting over the chancel and crossing, which he describes as Pearson's hallmark. The church, which is built in Frome stone, was paid for by members of the Everett family in memory of Joseph Everett (d. 1865), who had built Sutton Veny House. The six bells were transferred from St Leonard's church; three are from the late 17th century and two from the 18th. The church was recorded as Grade I listed in 1986. In the churchyard is a Portland stone war memorial in the shape of a cross, erected in 1920 with the names of 15 local servicemen who died during World War I; seven names were added after World War II. There is also an Australian War Graves cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the First World War, most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds. Among the graves is the burial place of Matron Jean Walker, the only Tasmanian nurse to die on active duty during that war; she succumbed to the flu pandemic in October 1918. Former church A church at Sutton Veny was first mentioned in 1220. St Leonard's church was built in the 13th century, incorporating a 12th-century doorway. After it was replaced by St John's church in 1868 the chancel was used for a time as a mortuary chapel, while the nave was partly dismantled and fell into ruin. It was declared redundant in 1970 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Notable rectors Simon Sydenham, Dean of Salisbury and later Bishop of Chichester, was rector from 1417 to 1421. Parish The benefice was held in plurality with Norton Bavant from 1953. In 1976 the two parishes were united, together with the parish and benefice of Heytesbury with Tytherington and Knook. Today the parishes are among those served by the Upper Wylye Valley team. Congregational chapel A nonconformist chapel was built near Dymock's Lane in 1793, and a schoolroom added in 1818. Around 1800 there were three Sunday services, with 300 attending the evening service. Numbers dwindled in the 20th century and the chapel, which had been rebuilt in the later 19th century,