Ruins of Old Church in Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1967. A C15 Church.

Ruins of Old Church in Churchyard

WRENN ID
peeling-finial-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1967
Type
Church
Address
Ruins of Old Church in Churchyard, Top Road, Thorney
OS grid reference
SK 859 728
Coordinates
53.24577, -0.71331
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of an old church, dating from the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, are located in a churchyard. The remains have been re-erected and are constructed of ashlar stone. Notable architectural features include two chamfered arches supported by a single circular pier, a single clustered pier, and a single octagonal pier, each with moulded capitals. The structure also includes one triple lancet window with decorated tracery and one square-headed triple lancet.

Local climate

Ruins of Old Church in Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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