Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1965. A Medieval Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- veiled-wicket-yarrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1965
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St James, Bishampton
- OS grid reference
- SO 989 518
- Coordinates
- 52.16484, -2.01613
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a church located in Bishampton, originally dating from the 12th to the 15th century. Most of the structure, except for the tower, was rebuilt by F. Preedy between 1870 and 1871. The church features a chancel, nave, south porch, and a west embattled tower. The tower is in the Perpendicular style, while the rest of the building incorporates fabric from the 12th century. Notable features include two 12th-century doorways, a 12th-century window, and a late 12th-century font.
Local climate
Church of St James receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% 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 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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