St Mary-the-Less, Westley Waterless is 12th Century and one of our smallest but prettiest churches. We house a unique brass which is to the memory of Sir John and Lady Alyne de Creke - its considered of national importance and many brass rubbings are taken, although we now have to cover it to protect it from the bats. We can seat approximately 100 people and we have the added bonus of under pew heating!
Our Church is never locked and so if you come and visit just turn the handle firmly, apply a bit of shoulder and remember to sign our visitor book.
We don't have regular weekly services but we have a Benefice Communion on any fifth Sunday and various Festival services throughout the year. Our candlelit Christmas Eve service is especially popular and involves many people from the Village.
Coming up at Westley Waterless:
Easter Sunday Service
Join us for an Easter Sunday Benefice Communion Service at Westley Waterless at 10.30 am on Sunday 31 March - celebrate Easter and stay for refreshments - everyone is welcome.
Benefice (5th Sunday) Communion Services 10.30am
Please do join us during 2024 for the 5th Sunday Benefice Communion services which are held in Westley Waterless. This year our remaining services are 31 March (Easter Sunday), 30 June, 29 September, 29 December.
All our Churches rely on donations to support both their upkeep and mission. We are grateful for donations in church or they can be made directly into our bank account:
Westley Waterless Parochial Church Council Sort code: 20-60-38 Account number: 40954934
The article below was written by Robert Kinsey who was brought up in Westley Waterless and explains the history and revelance of our brasses:
Church Big Clean - 26 June 2021 Thank you to everyone who came to the Church and Churchyard clean up on Sat 26 June - it was amazing to see such a great turnout and the church and grounds now look great. Photos below.
Unfortunately we shared bad news on the tower which we had hope would need maintenance only but in fact all the wood needs to be completely replaced. This means we are going to have to get fundraising as repairs are likely to be in the region of £12-£15k.