Church of St Bene't is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A C14 Church. 14 related planning applications.
Church of St Bene't
- WRENN ID
- open-forge-hazel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Bene't, Free School Lane
- OS grid reference
- TL 448 582
- Coordinates
- 52.20372, 0.11834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Bene't is an early 11th-century building located on Bene't Street, with its tower, the four external angles of the nave, and the south wall of the chancel dating from this period. The church was enlarged in the 14th century, with the nave roof and clear storey added in 1452. There were alterations made by J.R. Brandon in 1853 and A.W. Blomfield in 1872. The structure is built of rubble with freestone dressings. A notable interior feature is the 11th-century tower arch. This church is recognized as the oldest in Cambridgeshire. The Church of St Bene't, along with Nos 10, 12, and 13, forms a group.
Local climate
Church of St Bene't 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 14 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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