Church anniversary
Wednesday was the 60th anniversary of St Peter’s Church, East-the-Water. It was consecrated by the then Bishop of Exeter, Bishop Bickersteth on 28 June 1890, the eve of St Peter’s Day.
The church was built in 1889 at a cost of 22,150 with stone from a quarry at Cornborough and built by Mr Glover of Abbotsham.
Gazette article 30 June 1950