Ruins of Church of St Edmund is a Grade II* listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1979. Church ruins.

Ruins of Church of St Edmund

WRENN ID
lesser-brick-mallow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1979
Type
Church ruins
Address
Ruins of Church of St Edmund, Egmere Road, Walsingham
OS grid reference
TF 896 373
Coordinates
52.90048, 0.8187
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of the Church of St Edmund are primarily from the 12th and 14th centuries. Constructed from flint with stone dressings, the site features the remains of the north and south walls of the nave, which include round-headed doorways. There are significant remnants of an early 14th-century west tower, which rises to a level above the bell openings and is supported by diagonal buttresses. The church is situated on an artificial mound.

Local climate

Ruins of Church of St Edmund receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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