[1] St Andrew's was built in the parish of Bradpole, specifically to serve the outlying part of the village and the growing population within the north-east region of Bridport.

[1] As Bradpole's Holy Trinity Church was an inconvenient distance for some residents and often filled to capacity for services, a chapel of ease was proposed for the area.

[2] It continued to serve the parish until the church was made redundant on 1 August 1978 and sold to a private owner for light industrial use as a workshop and store.

[5] St Andrew's is built of coursed and squared limestone, sourced from quarries in Powerstock, and ashlar dressings of Ham stone, in an Early English style.

The church's original furnishings included benches of stained deal, a carved communion table of oak, donated by the Bishop of Salisbury, and a pulpit and font of Ham stone.