Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1968. A Mediaeval Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- over-hammer-yarrow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1968
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Mediaeval
- Address
- Church of St Lawrence, Gnosall, ST20 0EX
- OS grid reference
- SJ 830 208
- Coordinates
- 52.78532, -2.25328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Lawrence is one of the six collegiate churches in Staffordshire. It has a cruciform shape with a central tower. The core of the building dates back to the 12th century, which includes the crossing arches and much of the walling. There were significant alterations made in the 13th and 14th centuries. The clerestory of the nave and the upper part of the tower were added in the late medieval period. The church features a fine 14th-century east window that contains modern painted glass from 1922. There is a mutilated alabaster effigy of a knight from the 15th century. The north aisle roof is from the 16th century, while the other roofs are modern. An interesting and unusual feature is the 12th-century triforium located in the south transept. Most of the fittings inside the church are modern.
Local climate
Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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