This historic chapel was consecrated in 1874 and dedicated to Saint Werburgh who was an English Abbess in the 7th century AD. Here is a little of the story.

 In 1836 George Edward Egerton-Warburton arrived in Albany, a young lieutenant of the 51st regiment. A little later he sold his commission and returned to Albany where he married and soon after settled at the place we now know as St Werburgh's.

 In 1872 he received 550 pounds from his eldest brother, the Squire of Arley, Cheshire, England, for the building of a chapel at St Werburgh's. With the help of artisans the building was completed in 1873 and Bishop Hale consecrated it on 21st June 1874.

 The walls are made of clay plug and the roof was shingles, probably sheoak. A carpenter from Albany did the woodwork, using local sheoak and jarrah. The iron work was made on the family forge and the font had been the family mortar.

As with all old buildings, preservation and restoration work has been an ongoing concern. A small heritage grant has recently been received which allows for a full inventory to be made of the work that is required.

The church congregation meets monthly and attracts others who love the ambience of this lovely chapel. The chapel is not connected to electricity and so attendees dress warmly in winter! The Egerton Warburton family continue as active members of the congregation and farm the land adjacent to the chapel where generations of family members are buried in the small graveyard next to the chapel. St Werburgh’s is also a popular wedding venue.