Church of Thomas A Becket is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1983. Church.
Church of Thomas A Becket
- WRENN ID
- tattered-brass-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1983
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of Thomas A Becket, Old Church Lane, Westley
- OS grid reference
- TL 820 644
- Coordinates
- 52.24805, 0.66505
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Thomas a Becket is a medieval ruin located in Westley on Old Church Lane. It is constructed from flint rubble with some limestone ashlar. The remains include part of the east end wall, which shows the outline of a window, as well as part of the south chancel window and its return wall. Additionally, there is a section of the west end featuring limestone ashlar work, while only the bases of other sections of the walling remain. For further details, refer to the "History of Suffolk, Thingoe Hundred" by Gage, published in 1838.
Local climate
Church of Thomas A Becket 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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