Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1962. A C16 Church.
Parish Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- under-ashlar-acorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 1962
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Papworth St. Agnes
- OS grid reference
- TL 269 644
- Coordinates
- 52.26387, -0.14141
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church that dates back to 1530 but was almost entirely rebuilt between 1852 and 1854, with the west tower completed in 1848. The west door is a surviving feature from the 16th century. The church is constructed using re-used ashlar limestone and fieldstones arranged in a chequer pattern, topped with a plain tile roof that has patterned ridge tiles.
On the north elevation, there are parapets on both the nave and chancel, which include a continuous moulded plinth band. The vestry and north porch are gabled and also feature parapets. The church has three-stage buttresses at the angles of the chancel and three-light windows in the nave, which are set in two-centred arches. The tower consists of three stages, topped with an embattled parapet, and includes angle gargoyles and five-stage buttresses.
The church is currently owned by The Society for the Care of Friendless Churches and underwent restoration in 1983.
Local climate
Parish Church of St John the Baptist 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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