John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, preached around Osmotherley many times from 1745 onwards.

A methodist society formed in 1750 and the chapel was built in 1754, making it one of the earliest in the country.

BY 1865 a larger chapel was needed and the original fell out of use, however it was restored in 1970 and the larger chapel became a private house.

The chapel is still in use today and carries the date 1754 over the door.