Ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1951. A Medieval Ruins.

Ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel

WRENN ID
narrow-iron-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1951
Type
Ruins
Period
Medieval
Address
Ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel, Cliff Parade, Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
OS grid reference
TF 675 419
Coordinates
52.94892, 0.49306
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel are a medieval church located in New Hunstanton, known for its historical significance. The structure is primarily built from flint, with some stone dressings. The remains include the footings of an aisleless nave and chancel, which were mostly rebuilt in the early 20th century. Notable features include a battered buttress at the southwest corner made of clunch and chalk lump with stone dressings, and a wall that has an inserted early 20th-century brick and tiled round-headed arch. The site is historically associated with the landing place of King Edmund of East Anglia, who was martyred by the Danes, and is traditionally recognized as the northern end of the Peddar's Way.

Local climate

Ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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