Church of St James 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 James
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-hammer-moon
- 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 James, Church Lane, Nayland-With-Wissington
- OS grid reference
- TL 975 342
- Coordinates
- 51.97136, 0.87481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a stone rubble church primarily dating from the 15th century, with a 14th-century chancel and west tower. The upper part of the tower and its parapet were rebuilt in 1834. The nave and parts of the aisles feature castellated parapets. The south porch, added by William Abell, a clothier from the late 15th to early 16th century around 1525, was rebuilt in 1884. Abell's tomb is located within the church. The south aisle and the octagonal rood staircase tower are mentioned in a will from 1492-93. The north door is decorated with linenfold panelling and a border carved with vine trails. The roofs of the nave and aisles have moulded beams and rafters, with carved spandrels in the nave beams. Inside, there are 15th and 16th-century brasses, and an altarpiece featuring a painting by Constable depicting Christ at the Last Supper from 1809.
Local climate
Church of St James 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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