Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the Stockton-on-Tees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1967. A Medieval Church.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- nether-bonework-saffron
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Constituency
- Stockton West MP: Matt Vickers (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Darlington Road, Elton
- OS grid reference
- NZ 401 173
- Coordinates
- 54.55002, -1.38029
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist was rebuilt in 1841, using masonry from the original church that dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries. The building features coursed rubble and a slated roof, designed in an early lancet style. It includes a nave, chancel, and a bellcote. The south doorway and chancel arch are Norman, showcasing chevron and beakhead moulding, while the arch over the vestry door is adorned with nailhead detailing. Inside, there is a rood screen and figures created in 1907 by Sir Ninion Comfer, as well as an early 14th-century effigy of a knight. Additionally, there is a memorial tablet for Sutton from 1792.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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