Tower in Churchyard of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1967. Church tower.

Tower in Churchyard of Church of St James

WRENN ID
wild-nave-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1967
Type
Church tower
Address
Tower in Churchyard of Church of St James, Hunstanworth
OS grid reference
NY 948 490
Coordinates
54.83584, -2.08128
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tower in the churchyard of the Church of St. James is likely from the 16th century. It is constructed from several courses of sandstone rubble, rising up to 2 meters high. The tower has a rectangular plan with an open east end and a blocked door on the west end. Inside, there is a wall along the south side, set 1.5 meters from the external wall, and part of a barrel vault is visible. This structure is also designated as a scheduled ancient monument.

Local climate

Tower in Churchyard of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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