Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1965. Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- south-chamber-meadow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1965
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St James, Norton Juxta Kempsey
- OS grid reference
- SO 877 511
- Coordinates
- 52.15883, -2.18028
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building located in Norton Juxta Kempsey. It has Norman origins but underwent significant rebuilding in 1874-1875. The church features a chancel, a nave with a south aisle, a south porch, and a west tower that is embattled in the Perpendicular style. The restoration work in 1874-1875 was carried out by architects Hopkins and Ewan Christian, who also added the south aisle. Notable elements include a Norman south doorway and a small Norman window in the north wall, while the chancel masonry may also date back to the Norman period. The church contains early 19th-century and mid-19th-century monuments.
Local climate
Church of St James receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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