WATERROW CHURCH HALL

Fourth Sunday of each month

11:15 am - Service of worship

Contemporary in style, suitable for everyone

Led by a member of the Ministry Team and music provided by ‘High Spirits’

Easy disabled access!

Waterrow is a pretty little hamlet on the Taunton to Barnstable road on the southern edge of the Brendon hills in the parish of Chipstable, and lies about a mile south of that village.It was known for many centuries as East and West Skirdal until the early 20th century. From the latter half of the 18th century, the name Waterrue, then Waterrow crept in, and for over a century both old and new names were in use.

The original name is taken from the Old Norse "Skir", meaning clear, bright, pure, referring to the river and the Saxon "Dael", a valley. The old name of the hamlet lives on in the names of two houses locally, Skirdale and East Skirdale.

In the 19th century, Waterrow was bigger than it's neighbour Chipstable, and most of the inhabitants of the parish lived in the lower lands around Waterrow. A Church Hall was built in 1908 for services and social events to avoid the mile and a half climb to the church at Chipstable. Both the Church of England and the Congregationalists held 'Cottage Meetings' in the 'Hall' until the building of the 'Bethel Chapel (since closed) in 1890.