Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
- WRENN ID
- woven-wall-burdock
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Green Lane, Clapham, MK41 6EP
- OS grid reference
- TL 034 524
- Coordinates
- 52.16095, -0.48978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a parish church featuring a Saxon west tower topped with a Norman storey. The chancel arch is also Norman. The nave arcades date from the late 13th century, with a third bay added around 1862 during extensive restoration work by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The chancel was completed at this time as well. Inside, there is a notable monument from 1689 dedicated to Thomas Taylor, which includes two putti at the base and an urn on top.
Local climate
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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