Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1960. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
forbidden-zinc-burdock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 May 1960
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Peter, Weasenham St. Peter
OS grid reference
TF 856 223
Coordinates
52.76691, 0.74985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that features a mix of medieval and later architectural elements, with a major restoration completed in 1870. It is constructed from flint with ashlar dressings and has a plaintiled roof over the chancel, while the roofs of the nave and aisle are not visible. The church includes a west tower, a nave with a south aisle, a north porch, and a chancel with a vestry to the south.

The unbuttressed 13th-century tower has a lancet window on the west side and a crudely cut quatrefoil sound hole above it. There are plain twin bell-openings with arches to the east and west. The 19th-century parapet and pinnacles add to the tower's character. The north nave features three tall Perpendicular windows, each with three lights, embattled transoms, and mouchettes. Below these windows, the plinth is decorated with a blind arcade and a sunken petal motif. The south side has three 3-light Perpendicular windows, also with embattled transoms and a row of simple panels above.

Notably, the south aisle west window is a fine example of the Decorated style, featuring three lights with a diagonal four-petal motif. The north porch, dating from the 15th century, has diagonal buttresses and its north face is entirely covered with flushwork. The north door is moulded with traceried spandrels and has an embattled stringcourse above. The chancel has crenellated parapets that were added in the 19th century.

Inside, the 15th-century south arcade consists of four bays with very narrow lozenge-shaped piers and flat facetted pilasters that support the inner orders of hollow chamfered arches. The chancel arch is designed in a similar style. The squat tower arch features polygonal responds and two plain chamfered orders. There is an entrance to a former rood stair with a 4-centred arch and decorated spandrels. The chancel piscina has been re-set and features a trefoil head. Additionally, there is an octagonal font adorned with quatrefoil panels.

Local climate

Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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