Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1966. A Medieval Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- ruined-corridor-bone
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1966
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St James, Litchfield and Woodcott
- OS grid reference
- SU 461 540
- Coordinates
- 51.28354, -1.3395
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building that features a mix of Norman, Transitional, and 17th-century architecture, with restoration work completed in 1874. It consists of a single-cell nave and chancel, along with a north aisle, a south porch, and a bell turret added during the restoration. Inside, the arcade includes three pointed arches supported by rectangular piers that have chamfers and plinths. The former south aisle's arches are visible in the infill walling, showcasing a round column with a scalloped capital. The chancel features a high Norman window and a low window on each side, while the nave and aisle windows are modern lancets grouped in the north aisle. A wooden screen, dated 1655, separates the nave from the chancel and includes slender arcading between the main frames, designed to attach to medieval stone brackets on either side. The church also has an old and badly worn font. Externally, the building is topped with a plain tile roof and has a western turret with a small broad spire. The walls are constructed of flint with stone dressings, and a plaque on the porch gable is dated 1875.
Local climate
Church of St James receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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