The Parish Church of St Denys is a Grade I listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1953. A Medieval Church.

The Parish Church of St Denys

WRENN ID
quartered-portal-pearl
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1953
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
The Parish Church of St Denys, Church Street, Rotherfield
OS grid reference
TQ 556 297
Coordinates
51.04603, 0.21846
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Denys is a Grade I listed building located on Church Street in Rotherfield. It features a chancel, a north chapel, a nave with aisles, a north porch, and a west tower topped with a shingled spire. The church primarily dates from the 13th century, although it includes some later elements. Inside, there are wall paintings from around 1300, an early 17th-century pulpit, and box pews. This church is a notable example of a medieval structure that has seen minimal restoration and retains excellent fittings.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Denys receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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