Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1959. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- tangled-thatch-pearl
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1959
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Church Road, Aslacton
- OS grid reference
- TM 156 910
- Coordinates
- 52.47516, 1.17368
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building located on Church Road in Aslacton. It features a round tower from the 11th century, which has two-light bell-openings with triangular heads and a central column, along with a later embattled parapet. The core of the nave and chancel also dates back to the 11th century and shows traces of long-and-short work on the northeast side of the chancel. The south aisle and south porch are in the Perpendicular style, featuring flushwork panelling, traceried spandrels, and a niche above the entrance. There is a two-light clerestory.
Inside, the church has a Perpendicular three-bay south arcade and a chancel arch supported by octagonal piers with double-hollow-chamfered arches. The tower arch has single imposts. A 15th-century octagonal font with a shield on each side is present, as well as a pulpit lectern that is probably of Flemish origin from the 16th century. The building is constructed of flint rubble with stone dressings, topped with lead and tiled roofs.
Local climate
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 89% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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