The church building dates back to the 13thcentury,[1] when the nave, aisles and the chancel were built.

[2] The Parish of St Andrew is part of the benefice of Backwell with Chelvey and Brockley within the deanery of Portishead.

[4] A new building attached to the church containing social and office space was added in 1984.

It was made by Arthur George Walker and was sited below Backwell Hill House before becoming rusted and overgrown.

[8] The Churchyard has very limited land space remaining for future burials; the church has restricted future burials to Backwell residents only,[9] and is requesting permission to reuse existing graves that have no memorials and are more than 80 years old.