Parish Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A Medieval Church.
Parish Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- pale-ember-hawthorn
- 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
- Parish Church of St Peter, Church Lane, Sharnbrook
- OS grid reference
- SP 993 595
- Coordinates
- 52.22557, -0.54678
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Peter, located on Church Lane in Sharnbrook, dates mainly from the 13th to the 15th centuries, with restoration around 1855. The building is constructed of limestone rubble, with some ashlar stonework. It likely has an original Norman nave and chancel, with a three-bay nave that was rebuilt, aisles added, and the chancel extended in the 13th century. The 14th-century extensions include a large northeast chapel and a west tower, along with a one-bay westward extension of the nave. The north and south porches and several windows date from the 15th century. The chancel roof, from the 17th century, consists of three bays. In the north chapel, there is a 14th-century three-stepped sedilia and piscina. The nave features a four-bay 15th-century roof with moulded principals and carved, gilded bosses. The tower has a base with a 15th-century spire and three tiers of lucarnes. Other notable features include a 15th-century octagonal font, a 16th-century screen, and a 17th-century Boteler memorial in the north chapel, as well as the Magniac memorial by William Burges from 1867.
Local climate
Parish Church of St Peter 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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