Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1965. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1965
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Nicholas, Copt Hall Lane, Great and Little Wigborough
OS grid reference
TL 980 145
Coordinates
51.79443, 0.87118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Nicholas, located in Little Wigborough, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 15th century. It is constructed from rough coursed rubble with limestone dressings and features a red plain tile roof. The late 15th century nave includes an original north doorway with moulded jambs, a two-centred arch, and a label with angel stops. The north and south windows were added in the late 19th century. The south doorway also has moulded jambs, a two-centred arch, and a label; there was previously a south porch that has since been demolished.

The chancel, dating from the 15th century, has an east window with three cinquefoiled lights and vertical tracery set within a two-centred head, complete with a moulded label and angel stops. The north and south walls of the chancel feature extensively restored windows with two cinquefoiled lights in square heads. Additionally, there is a doorway in the south wall with hollow chamfered jambs and a four-centred arch with a modern head.

The church has a three-stage west tower, which has a base from the 15th century and a rebuild from the 19th century above. The tower arch is two-centred with hollow chamfers. The nave roof, dating from the 16th century, includes side purlins. An iron font cover support from 1888, designed by Joseph Clarke, is also present.

Local climate

Church of St Nicholas sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 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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