Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1957. Church.
Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- pitched-string-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire MP: Alex Brewer (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1957
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Leonard, Church Lane, Cliddesden
- OS grid reference
- SU 633 490
- Coordinates
- 51.23734, -1.09461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building, primarily dating from the 12th century and 15th century, with significant restoration and extension in 1889. It features a single-celled nave and chancel, topped with a continuous old tile roof, and a stone bell-turret above the west gables. The church is constructed from flint with stone dressings, and it has buttresses at the corners and at intervals along the walls. The eastern bay displays flintwork from the restoration, along with a moulded plinth and a cill band around the east end.
The Gothic traceried windows consist mainly of coupled lights beneath hood-moulds, with the east side featuring two square framed lights positioned closely together. The east and west windows have three lights each, all containing stained glass, including a modern design in the west window. A stone south porch provides entry to the church.
Inside, the roof is supported by 15th-century arch-braced trusses with tie beams, closely spaced at the division between the nave and chancel, while the eastern trusses are lighter and more closely arranged. On the north side of the nave, there is a part recess that contains the surviving Norman doorway, which is also visible from the outside. A Victorian vestry is located on the north side, featuring an arched opening into the chancel, where the organ is situated. All the fittings within the church are of Victorian design.
Local climate
Church of St Leonard receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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