Church of Saint James is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1953. Church.
Church of Saint James
- WRENN ID
- calm-rubblework-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1953
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of Saint James, Murton Way
- OS grid reference
- SE 648 525
- Coordinates
- 53.96541, -1.01252
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of Saint James is a church dating from around 1200, which was restored in 1914. It is constructed of hammer-dressed limestone and has a plain tile roof. The building features a nave and chancel combined into a single structure with three bays. The west end is partially hidden by a 20th-century lean-to hut, above which is a small segmental-arched single-light window, along with a small round-arched window in the gable end. A bellcote is also present. On the north side, there is a 20th-century two-light window with Y-tracery and a round head. The south side has two round-headed windows, each with brick arches. At the east end, there is a 20th-century three-light window set beneath an elliptical arch.
Local climate
Church of Saint James receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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