Parish Church of St Giles is a Grade II* listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. A Medieval Church.
Parish Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- scattered-nave-crag
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Stevenage MP: Kevin Bonavia (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1968
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Parish Church of St Giles, Bury Lane, Codicote
- OS grid reference
- TL 218 187
- Coordinates
- 51.85388, -0.23216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Giles is a Grade II* listed building with origins dating back to the 12th century, featuring some fragments from the 13th century and a west tower from the 15th century. The church was restored in 1853 and is constructed of flint rubble with stone dressings, topped with plain tile pitched roofs, and a parapet on the nave. The west tower is three stages high and battlemented, with the upper two stages showcasing 15th-century details, including two-light belfry windows. A lead spike with a wrought iron weathervane adorns the tower. The west entrance is deeply recessed, with a three-light window positioned above it. The nave contains a restored 12th-century lancet window in the north wall, along with some 15th-century stonework in the square and four-centre arch windows. The remaining windows are in the style of the 14th century. The south porch was added in the 19th century. Inside, there is a large 15th-century arch leading from the west tower, supported by single attached shafts. The south nave arcade features columns resting on 13th-century octagonal bases. A restored 15th-century derestorey is present, alongside a Jacobean hexagonal pulpit with carved paneling. The south door includes iron scrollwork, possibly from the 12th century.
Local climate
Parish Church of St Giles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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