The Parish Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1953. A Medieval Parish church, church.
The Parish Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- rooted-frieze-briar
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1953
- Type
- Parish church, church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Michael, Withyham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 493 355
- Coordinates
- 51.09992, 0.13233
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Michael, located in Withyham, is a Grade I listed building. It features a chancel, a south vestry, a north chapel known as the Sackville chapel, a double nave without an aisle between the sections, a south aisle, a south porch, and a west tower. The church dates back to the 14th century but was rebuilt after a fire in 1663, with work completed between that date and 1672. The Sackville chapel was added in 1680 and contains a remarkable series of tombs for members of the Sackville family, including a notable tomb for Thomas Sackville, who died in 1677, created by C G Cibber. The church is designated as Grade I due to these significant monuments and the medieval tower.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Michael receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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