Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1961. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- deep-garret-gorse
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Andrew, Church Road, Great Cornard
- OS grid reference
- TL 883 404
- Coordinates
- 52.03005, 0.74394
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed flint church with stone dressings located on Church Road in Great Cornard. The west tower dates back to the 14th century and features diagonal buttresses with niches at the angles on the west side. To the north-east, there is a Tudor octagonal staircase tower made of red brick. The nave and chancel are primarily from the 15th century, while the south aisle was constructed in 1887. The west tower is topped with a shingled broach spire, and the chancel includes moulded and embattled beams. The church is recognized for its architectural and historical significance.
Local climate
Church of St Andrew sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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