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
- upper-moat-pigeon
- 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, Church Hill, Monks Eleigh
- OS grid reference
- TL 966 477
- Coordinates
- 52.09318, 0.86887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed flint church with stone dressings, primarily from the 14th and 15th centuries, located on the site of a Saxon church. The 15th-century west tower features flush flint and stone panelling, set back buttresses, and a half octagonal stair turret on the south face. Its castellated parapet and upper stage are adorned with octagonal buttresses that end in crocketted pinnacles. Both the aisles and chancel have castellated parapets. The south arcade of the nave dates from the 14th century and is supported by octagonal piers with concave sides, while the north arcade has plain octagonal piers. The font, from the 13th century, has a square bowl on a moulded central shaft with four corner pillars. Additionally, there is a notable 15th-century octagonal pulpit featuring traceried panels. The chancel was rebuilt in 1855.
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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