Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1965. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- moated-footing-starling
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1965
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Andrew, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe
- OS grid reference
- TM 029 203
- Coordinates
- 51.84519, 0.94522
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed parish church located on Abberton Road in Fingringhoe. The nave dates from the 12th century and features one complete window and one fragmentary window made of Roman brick. The chancel, south aisle, south chapel, and west tower were added in the 14th century. The tower is constructed with bands of flint rubble and limestone, and has chequerwork at the base. The 15th-century south porch also showcases chequered flintwork, with carved spandrels on the outer doorway and a notable 14th-century inner door. Inside, there are interesting remains of wall paintings depicting the Virgin, St Christopher, St Michael, a seated woman, and Christ as the man of sorrows. A brass commemorating John Alleyne from around 1600 and a monument to George Frewe from 1655 can also be found here. The church has a red plain tiled roof, and the nave roof is of an unusual design, featuring a round arch to double collars and clasping the collar purlin, with diagonal spurs adorned with fine portrait heads. The south door dates from the late 14th century.
Local climate
Church of St Andrew sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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