Roman altar approximately 5 metres to south east of nave of Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1985. Roman altar.
Roman altar approximately 5 metres to south east of nave of Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- noble-clay-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1985
- Type
- Roman altar
- OS grid reference
- SJ 597 093
- Coordinates
- 52.68048, -2.59689
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A Roman altar, likely from the 2nd or 3rd century, is located approximately 5 metres southeast of the nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Uppington. It is made of grey sandstone and has a rectangular section. The altar features a moulded base on the northwest and northeast sides, along with a raised circle on the southwest face. This altar was uncovered during the church's restoration in 1885.
Local climate
Roman altar approximately 5 metres to south east of nave of Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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