Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-barrel-ash
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Peter, Milden
- OS grid reference
- TL 958 465
- Coordinates
- 52.08258, 0.85685
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter is a small church made of flint and stone, featuring a Norman nave and a 13th-century chancel. At the west end, there is a small open bell cote that replaced a tower, which was demolished in 1840 after a storm rendered it unsafe in 1827. The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The south doorway is Norman, adorned with chevron ornamentation, and has a medieval oak door that is studded and fitted with iron hinges. The north doorway dates from the 14th to 15th century. The south wall of the nave features a Norman window alongside one from the 15th century. The roof includes carved tie beams, one of which has a crown post. Inside, there is a 17th-century octagonal pulpit and a square Norman font that is plastered. Notable interior features include a wall monument dedicated to James Alington, who died in 1627, as well as several 17th-century pews. The church is recognized for its architectural and historical significance.
Local climate
Church of St Peter 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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