Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. A Medieval Church.

Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1981
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of All Saints, Scole Road, Brockdish
OS grid reference
TM 187 789
Coordinates
52.36454, 1.21172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of All Saints in Thorpe Abbotts is a Grade I listed building dating from the 13th century. The structure features a nave and chancel, with an early 13th-century north doorway and an early 14th-century south doorway, alongside Perpendicular style south windows. The chancel includes a blocked north lancet from the 13th century. The round west tower, likely from the 13th century, has a 15th-century octagonal top stage made of flint and brick, featuring four bell windows alternating with four blind windows.

An early 16th-century south porch is constructed of brick, with diagonal buttresses, a moulded brick double-chamfered arch, and two-light side windows. Inside, there is a Perpendicular octagonal font adorned with four lions on the stem and angels along with the signs of the Evangelists on the bowl. A tall, traceried screen from the 15th century can also be found, along with panelling in the chancel that is likely from the early 18th century. The building is primarily made of flint with stone dressings and has tiled roofs.

Local climate

Church of All Saints sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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