Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II* listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

WRENN ID
solemn-truss-grain
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Road, Maxstoke
OS grid reference
SP 235 868
Coordinates
52.47922, -1.65407
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St. Michael and All Angels is a church that dates from the early 14th century, with additions from the 18th and mid-19th centuries. It is constructed from squared and irregularly coursed sandstone and features a plain-tiled roof. The nave and chancel are covered by a continuous roof.

On the west wall, there is a window with two trefoil lights and reticulated tracery set in a two-centred chamfered arch. The church has a 19th-century embattled bell turret made of sandstone ashlar. The west doorway, dating from the 15th century, has a hollow moulding leading to a four-centred arch. The south wall contains three windows, each with two trefoil lights and reticulated tracery in a chamfered two-centred arch. The east window features four trefoil lights with reticulated tracery, also in a two-centred chamfered arch, complete with a label and mask stops. The north wall has similar windows and a doorway in a two-centred chamfered arch, which is now blocked.

Inside, the church has an 18th-century coved ceiling and a modillion cornice. The west end is galleried and supported by Doric columns made of stone, with a panelled parapet and dentil cornice. The font, also from the 18th century, is made of stone and has a round bowl on a baluster stem. The pulpit, dating from the 18th century, is square with chamfered corners and sits on a later base, featuring inlay on its sides. There is a 17th-century oak chest with iron fittings. This church may have served as the chancel for a planned chapel associated with the priory of Augustinian Canons founded by William de Clinton in 1336.

Local climate

Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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