Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1970. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- lesser-mullion-pine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1970
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Ditton Priors
- OS grid reference
- SO 608 891
- Coordinates
- 52.49901, -2.57847
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist, located in Ditton Priors, is primarily from the 13th century. It features a west tower topped with a weather-boarded timber spire that was rebuilt in 1831. The windows of the church date from the 13th century to the early 16th century. Inside, there is a good timber roof and restored late medieval screens. St John's Church is part of a group that includes Church Farm House, Howard Arms Hotel, and Ditton Farm House.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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