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St Peter's Church stands in a lonely location at what was once the centre of a medieval village, deserted towards the end of the 14th century. Wolfhampcote now consists of a handful of buildings including the old vicarage, but it was once important enough to justify a mention in the Domesday Book. It is not known exactly why the village was abandoned, although it is thought unlikely that this was the direct result of the Black Death as local legend would have it. In reality the villagers probably left some time afterwards to seek out more prosperous locations, and the land became devoted to sheep pasture. The church, which was rebuilt from an earlier building in the 14th century, struggled on serving a small population but by the 1950s it had become defunct and a decision was taken to demolish it. At this time an organisation called the Friends of Friendless Churches stepped in and successfully campaigned to save it. The church was later vested in the Redundant Churches Fund and a programme of essential repairs was undertaken. Today, despite its remote location occasional services are held here.