Church of St Margaret is a Grade II* listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 July 1984. A 19th century Church.

Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
gentle-postern-martin
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 July 1984
Type
Church
Period
19th century
Address
Church of St Margaret, Field Dalling
OS grid reference
TG 026 396
Coordinates
52.91566, 1.01217
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Margaret is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period and underwent significant restoration in 1898. It is constructed of flint with stone and brick dressings, topped with lead roofs. The church features a west tower, a nave, a south porch, and north and south transepts. The tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a west window with three ogee-headed lights and panel tracery, set within a four-centred arch and topped with a hood mould. Above, there is a blocked slit light. To the south, there is a two-light opening for the ringing chamber under a square hood, and the tower has two-light bell-openings: the west opening has cusped lights, while the north and south openings feature roundels in their heads, all with brick voussoirs and hood moulds. The tower is adorned with gargoyles and has a parapet, with a stair on the north face that includes quatrefoil lights.

The nave consists of four bays, with a blocked doorway to the north and two restored three-light windows with panel tracery and four-centred arches. The north transept has been extensively restored, as has the south transept, which also features two similar restored three-light windows. The chancel includes one three-light window with panel tracery to the south and an east window with five lights and panel tracery. There is a 19th-century porch at the first bay and a 19th-century nave doorway.

Inside, the tower arch has been restored and features shafts with polygonal capitals and bases. The transept archways and roof are from the 19th century, and some medieval stone pieces have been re-set. An alabaster kneeling figure from the tomb of Lady Mirabel Heyden, dated 1593, is now placed in a 19th-century niche.

Local climate

Church of St Margaret receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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