Church of St Giles is a Grade I listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1967. A {C14,"late Perpendicular"} Church.
Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- small-gateway-ivy
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire MP: Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- {C14,"late Perpendicular"}
- Address
- Church of St Giles, Church Road, Totternhoe
- OS grid reference
- SP 988 208
- Coordinates
- 51.87779, -0.56554
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Giles is a Grade I listed building located on Church End in Totternhoe. It is primarily constructed from Tottenhoe stone, featuring a distinctive chequered pattern of ashlar and flint on the east chancel wall. The church has battlements and dates back to the 14th century for the chancel, while the rest of the structure is from the late Perpendicular period. Inside, there are four bay arcades, with the capital of the east respond of the north arcade depicting an angel holding a shield that features an ash tree rising from a well, a symbol associated with Ashwell. The original nave and aisle roofs are notable for their moulded purlins, carved beams, and decorative bosses. In the chancel, there is a brass memorial for John Warwekhyll, who served as vicar and passed away in 1524.
Local climate
Church of St Giles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% 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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