Roman coins have been dug up in the churchyard, but there is no evidence that Whalley was a place of importance during the Roman occupation of Britain.

There has been a church in Whalley since Saxon times, known as "The White Church under the Hill", and is entered in the Domesday Book (1086).  It was probably destroyed by fire and the building of the present church would appear to have been begun around 1200.

The Celtic Crosses are the oldest possessions of the Church.  The monks of Whalley attributed them to St Augustine and they would appear to be some 1,370 years old.  It seems likely they commemorate a Scottish Mission from Iona.

The Tower is 20ft square, 66ft high and belongs to the 15th century (1440).  There are two stone coffins near the Tower dating from the thirteenth century.

A complete and detailed history is available