Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. A {"altered and enlarged C13-15","restored early to mid C19"} Church.

Church of St Lawrence

WRENN ID
broken-timber-hazel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
Country
England
Type
Church
Period
{"altered and enlarged C13-15","restored early to mid C19"}
Address
Church of St Lawrence, Church Lane, Meriden
OS grid reference
SP 252 816
Coordinates
52.43236, -1.63036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Lawrence is a parish church with origins dating back to the 12th century, which underwent alterations and expansions during the 13th to 15th centuries. The church features a nave, aisles, a chancel, and a west tower. A modern south porch and a southeast vestry have been added, and the original spire of the embattled tower has been replaced with a modern hipped tiled roof. The church was restored in the early to mid-19th century. Notable monuments within the church include two with effigies from around 1400 and 1450, as well as two in the chancel dated 1833 and 1837. The Church of St Lawrence is part of a group that includes Church Farmhouse, Moat House, The Glebe House, and The Vicarage.

Local climate

Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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