Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1961. A C15 Church.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-hammer-hemlock
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1961
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Peter and St Paul, Alpheton
- OS grid reference
- TL 873 504
- Coordinates
- 52.12084, 0.73514
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade I listed building, primarily dating from the 15th century. It features a large west tower, nave, and chancel, constructed from flint and stone rubble. The west tower is divided into three stages and is supported by diagonal buttresses, topped with a castellated parapet. The south porch, dating from around 1450 and restored in 1913, includes two moulded and castellated beams with crown posts and a moulded wall plate. The south door, from approximately 1430, is intricately carved with Tudor roses, foliage, and a pomegranate in the moulding. Inside, there is a 15th-century font and a 17th-century octagonal pulpit. On the north wall of the nave, remnants of a 16th-century wall painting of St Christopher can be found, although it is now nearly illegible. The church is recognized for its architectural and historical significance.
Local climate
Church of St Peter and St Paul 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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