The church was restored very heavily in 1876 by the architect J. P. St Aubyn[REF][REF] at a cost of £4,400 (equivalent to £[REF] in ).
St James' is part of the Ely Team Ministry, a group of eight churches: St Mary's, Ely; St Peter's, Ely; St Leonard's, Little Downham; St Michael and All Angels, Chettisham; St George's, Little Thetford; St James, Stretham; Holy Cross, Stuntney; St Peter's, Prickwillow [REF].