The church was built in 1859 by the architect Thomas Hellyer.The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner It was built as a chapel of ease, and has a nave of four bays, north aisle, and south porch. The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1907.'Parishes: St Helens', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912), pp. 189–193. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42070 Date accessed: 14 December 2008.
