Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1959. A C15 Church.
Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-glass-twilight
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1959
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Andrew, the Street, Bressingham
- OS grid reference
- TM 065 828
- Coordinates
- 52.40447, 1.03517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Andrew in Fersfield dates from around 1300, with most of its structure from the 15th century. It features a nave with Perpendicular style north windows, a south aisle that includes a south doorway and a west window from circa 1300, along with notable Perpendicular windows. The chancel has Victorian lancet windows, while the south porch is from the 15th century. There is a small west tower of unknown date, topped with a pyramidal tiled roof and featuring small chamfered bell openings with cusped heads, as well as a Perpendicular west window. The church is constructed from flint rubble with stone dressings and has tiled and lead roofs.
Inside, the south arcade consists of two bays with double chamfered four-centred arches. There is a late 12th century font with a 17th century cover, and the chancel is adorned with 17th century panelling. Notable monuments include a late 15th century effigy of a priest, a wooden effigy of Sir Robert du Bois from 1311, and a ledger-stone commemorating Francis Bloomfield, a Norfolk historian and rector of Fersfield, who died in 1752.
Local climate
Church of St Andrew 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 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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