Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1958. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
sharp-fireplace-summer
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1958
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Andrew, Wretham
OS grid reference
TL 948 899
Coordinates
52.47312, 0.86687
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church located in Wretham, primarily dating from the early 15th century, with restoration work completed in 1887. The church features a west tower that has three storeys, set-off buttresses, and a flat stair turret on the southeast corner. It includes pierced ventilation panels in the ringing chamber, two-light belfry windows, and flushwork battlements. The nave and chancel windows have been largely restored, while two 12th-century interior splay windows can be found on the north and south sides. The remains of large mullioned window blocks are visible from the south arcade opening, and the east and west windows are in the Perpendicular style.

Inside, the church has a Perpendicular chancel arch adorned with wave mouldings and supported by semi-octagonal piers. The nave roof consists of four bays featuring hammerbeams, collars, and collar braces, along with two butt purlins, although some timbers have been renewed. The chancel roof is supported by small hammerbeam posts and arched braces, with intact principal rafters and four collar beams. Most of the roof timbers were extensively rebuilt using original materials during the 1887 restoration.

Local climate

Church of St Andrew 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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