Church of St Modwen is a Grade I listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Georgian Church.
Church of St Modwen
- WRENN ID
- lunar-outpost-cobweb
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter MP: Jacob Collier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Church of St Modwen, Market Place, Burton
- OS grid reference
- SK 250 227
- Coordinates
- 52.80143, -1.62916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Modwen is a parish church built between 1719 and 1726 by William and Richard Smith of Tettenhall, with completion by Francis Smith. It features a Palladian style and is constructed of ashlar stone. The church has a nave with an east apse and a prominent west tower that consists of three stages, topped with a balustrade and urns. The exterior includes large semicircular-headed windows. Inside, there is a gallery and a 15th-century font. The church also houses a notable neo-classical organ case from 1771 and a monument to Lady Fowler, created by Sir Richard Westmacott in 1825.
Local climate
Church of St Modwen receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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