Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1983. Former parish church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
endless-hinge-meadow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1983
Type
Former parish church
Address
Church of St Michael, Church Lane, Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne
OS grid reference
TG 062 062
Coordinates
52.61451, 1.04477
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St. Michael is a former parish church that is now redundant. It primarily dates from the 13th century and is constructed of flint with ashlar dressings, featuring shallow-pitched roofs made of pantiles and slate. The church has a west tower, an aisleless nave with a south porch, and a chancel.

The west tower is three stages high, with short angle buttresses, Y-traceried bell-openings, and a 15th-century crenellated parapet that includes flushwork. The nave has four lancet windows, which are complemented by a continuous moulded stringcourse that aligns with the sills. The south pair of windows features hood-moulds with carved label-stops. The chancel also has four lancet windows, along with a late medieval three-light flat-headed window located in the partially rebuilt east wall. The south porch, built in the 16th century, is made of brick and flint and includes some diaper-patterned brickwork.

Local climate

Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 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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