Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1954. Church.
Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- south-groin-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1954
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Thomas, Craven Arms
- OS grid reference
- SO 436 833
- Coordinates
- 52.44497, -2.83086
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Thomas is a parish church built in the Norman style, with restorations completed in 1848 and a chancel added in 1887. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a plain tile roof, which includes a twin bellcote at the west end. The exterior consists of a nave and chancel, along with a late 19th-century south porch that houses a Norman doorway. There is also a vestry that has a rubble stack with attached ashlar chimneys. Inside, the church contains a restored font.
Local climate
Church of St Thomas receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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