Bruce Watkin, in his Bishopstrow Village Trail leaflet, produced in 1984, later incorporated into the book Trails In And Around Warminster published in 1985, noted:
The Parish Church of St. Aldhelm looks attractive across the adjoining meadows, with its slender spire projecting above spreading trees. Closer view is disappointing.
It is probably on the site of an 8th century church, perhaps founded by the saint, but it has been built and rebuilt poorly. It was rebuilt “from the lowest foundations” in a classical manner in 1757 when the nave was slightly widened, but the 14th century tower and its recessed spire were almost unaltered. It also retained the semi-octagonal plan of its chancel which may have been based on the Saxon original. The chancel was replaced by a square end and the stone tiles on the nave were replaced by slates in 1840 at the expense of William Temple.
But by 1876, the 1840 chancel was in bad repair and the whole church was made a Victorian Gothic by the London architect W.S. Champion. The chancel’s plaster ceiling was replaced in open oak and its floor was tiled. New stalls, benches, font and pulpit were provided. Some carved oak was provided as a memorial for members of the Southey family, formerly of Eastleigh Lodge. There is a Kempe window on the north-east. The spire was rebuilt in 1931.