Ruins of Abbey Church is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1966. Church.
Ruins of Abbey Church
- WRENN ID
- turning-jamb-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1966
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Ruins of Abbey Church, Butley Priory
- OS grid reference
- TM 375 492
- Coordinates
- 52.09016, 1.46583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the Abbey Church date from around 1300 and are constructed from random stone. They feature an archway leading to the south transept, which has a pointed arch and jambs adorned with two continuous chamfered mouldings. This archway is situated between the remnants of the original wall.
Local climate
Ruins of Abbey Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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