Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 1952. Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- far-entrance-dust
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 February 1952
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St James, Chapel Lane, Haughton
- OS grid reference
- SK 691 729
- Coordinates
- 53.24944, -0.96576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. James is a ruined church located on Chapel Lane in Haughton. It dates from the early 12th century, with later additions from the late 12th century, 14th century, and 15th century. The structure is built from ashlar, dressed coursed rubble, and coursed rubble. The remains include a nave, chancel, and a north chantry.
Notable features include a blocked 14th-century three-bay north arcade, which has remnants of octagonal columns, moulded capitals, and double chamfered arches. The central bay contains a chamfered arched doorway with a hood mould, while the easternmost bay features a single 15th-century window opening that originally had tracery beneath a flat arch. There are also remnants of late 12th-century shafts in the chancel arch and a single round respond for the chantry arch. The early 12th-century south doorway displays remnants of zigzag decoration. This church served as the domestic chapel for the Stanhope and Holles families.
Local climate
Church of St James sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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