Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1970. A C14 Church.
Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- lone-flagstone-saffron
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1970
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Peter, Chelmarsh
- OS grid reference
- SO 720 878
- Coordinates
- 52.48783, -2.41297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building located in Chelmarsh. It features beautiful 14th-century fabric and an impressive array of windows from that period. The north doorway dates back to the 12th century, while the brick tower is from the early 18th century, although its base is 14th century. The church has plain roofs, with the main roof being of the braced rafter type, likely from the 14th century. Notably, there is good painted glass by Kempe in the east window.
Local climate
Church of St Peter receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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