Ruins of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1959. Church ruins.
Ruins of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- long-gutter-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1959
- Type
- Church ruins
- OS grid reference
- TG 177 090
- Coordinates
- 52.63587, 1.21638
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the Church of St. Michael consist of the chancel from a former church, dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, with a west wall added in the 17th century. The east wall features the remains of one window, while the north and south walls each have two windows with moulded surrounds, although the tracery has been destroyed. Excavations have confirmed the presence of a nave and a round tower.
Local climate
Ruins of Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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