Remains of St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1955. Church ruins.

Remains of St Peter's Church

WRENN ID
gaunt-pedestal-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1955
Type
Church ruins
Address
Remains of St Peter's Church, Thorpe Lane, Ashfield Cum Thorpe
OS grid reference
TM 200 622
Coordinates
52.21477, 1.2196
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of St Peter's Church are located in Ashfield cum Thorpe and date back to the medieval period, possibly the 12th century. The ruins include part of a round tower made of flint rubble, which stands in two fragments to a maximum height of approximately 12 meters. To the west, there is an incomplete ground floor window opening and a small section of a window above it. Higher up to the north, there is part of another window. The lower walls are plastered on the inside. Attached to the northeast are small remains of the nave, constructed from red brick. It is noted that the nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1739 and were later demolished after the opening of Ashfield church in 1853.

Local climate

Remains of St Peter's Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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