The foundations for the Holy Trinity Church were first laid in 1802, with the chapel and burial ground being consecrated in 1806. The Reverend Thomas Scott was the first vicar and was the father of George Gilbert Scott, the renowned architect. Unfortunately, the original church became unsound following a long spell of dry weather in the early 1800s and had to be demolished, being replaced with the current building in 1827.

The Village School opened in 1839 adjoining the church and was enlarged in 1894, moving to its current location at the end of Church Street in 1976. A merger of Gawcott and Tingewick Schools to form a new entity – Roundwood School – was completed in 2007 and Roundwood now offers education to children between the ages of 4 and 11 from buildings in the two Villages.

The Village Methodist movement started in a cottage on Main Street before moving to the present building in 1868. The Sunday School was in existence in the early days and continues successfully today.