Walls to East of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. A Medieval Walls.

Walls to East of Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
small-bonework-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1986
Type
Walls
Period
Medieval
Address
Walls to East of Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Halling
OS grid reference
TQ 705 638
Coordinates
51.34858, 0.44753
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls to the east of the Church of St John the Baptist are Grade II listed and were formerly part of the palace of the Bishops of Rochester. They likely date from the 13th century, although Bishop Hamo de Hethe repaired and enlarged the palace between 1322 and 1337. The walls are constructed of flint and ragstone, with some sandstone dressings. They extend 50 feet along the east side of the churchyard and include a return wall at the north end. There are three lancet windows with cusped heads on the east side, featuring segmental rere-arches.

Local climate

Walls to East of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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