Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1961. A Medieval Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-gable-sedge
- Grade
- II*
- 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 James, Upper Street, Stanstead
- OS grid reference
- TL 843 493
- Coordinates
- 52.11169, 0.69066
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a 15th-century church built from flint pebbles with stone dressings, located on Upper Street in Stanstead. The west tower, which is older than the main structure, features diagonal buttresses and a castellated parapet. The church underwent significant restoration in the late 19th century. Inside, there are cambered tie beams with arched braces and trefoil spandrels, and the corbels are intricately carved as angels. The north doorway and chancel doorway date back to the 14th century. The church is recognized for its architectural and historic significance.
Local climate
Church of St James 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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