There has been a Church in Dittisham for more than a thousand years as it is assumed there was a Saxon one. No trace of it now remains but in the year 755 Devon was conquered by the Saxons and a Saxon Chief settled on the banks of the River Dart.

Subsequently this settlement was part of the manor given by Edward the Confessor to Leofric, Bishop of Exeter, who is certain to made sure there was a Church in the settlement. This Church was replaced by a Norman Church consisting of only a Chancel and Nave; the line of this roof can still be seen on the east wall of the Tower.

The Church was restored and reconstructed between 1328 and 1333 by the Rector, Sir Richard de Gormersale, the chancel being enlarged and the side aisles added. The Church was reopened and dedicated to St. George by Bishop Grandisson on the 4th October 1333.

A porch was built on to the south wall with a Priest's Chamber above which has a window into the Church over the south door. There is also the Royal Coat of Arms of Charles II over this door, granted at the time of the Restoration in gratitude to the people of Dittisham for their loyalty.

The Font is Norman, standing on a modern stone shaft and base. The beautiful carved and painted stone Wineglass Pulpit dates from the 15th Century. The screen is also 15th Century.

The windows in the North Aisle were inserted in about 1846 and are a memorial to two former Rectors, John Hutchings and his son, Robert Sparke Hutchings.