The small ancient church of St. Lawrence, built c.1200, and described by Pevsner as "a perfect 13th century village church, small but of great dignity,"[REF] is constructed of thick sandstone walls with a spired wooden bellcote, and has capacity for only about 60 worshippers.
A church existed at Coppenhall by 1200, it being a dependency of Penkridge College by 1261, having also had a vicarage ordained by 1291.