Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Church.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- frozen-mullion-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1984
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Newton
- OS grid reference
- SO 347 329
- Coordinates
- 51.99103, -2.95213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church consecrated in 1844, founded by local notable John Powell, likely replacing an earlier church. It is constructed of coursed rubble with a slate roof and exhibits a simple, unacademic Gothic style that reflects 18th-century patterns. The church features a chance of one bay, a three-bay nave, and a two-stage crenellated west tower. The nave and the slightly narrower chancel are covered by a continuous roof. The east window has three lights with a depressed arch for the center light, while the nave windows are adorned with diamond pattern glazing. There is a pointed arch entry to the west. Inside, the east window contains stained glass from 1869. The nave retains an old-fashioned stove made by G Portway and Son of Halsted, Essex, which bears the motto "Slow but Sure." Additionally, there are the Royal Arms of George III and Commandment and Pater boards on the west wall. The font is from the 13th century, and the pulpit is Jacobean.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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