Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Hart local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1961. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- western-hinge-scarlet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Hart
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire MP: Alex Brewer (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Church Lane, Heckfield
- OS grid reference
- SU 722 605
- Coordinates
- 51.33902, -0.96399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building with origins dating back to the 13th century, with significant additions made around 1500 and a full restoration in 1877. Originally, the church consisted of a chancel and nave from medieval times, which were later enhanced by the addition of a western tower, a north aisle, and a north chapel. The 1877 restoration reduced the width of the aisle and introduced a new arcade.
The church features red tile roofing, with pantiles over the aisle. The walls are generally rendered with stone dressings, although Tudor brickwork is present on the gables of the chapel and as dressings to the tower walls, which are made of brownstone, also used in the restored aisle. The windows are mostly modern Perpendicular style, with one older window located on the south side of the chancel. The tower has original openings with stone frameworks and brick relieving arches. It is topped with a crenellated brick parapet and supported by massive diagonal corner buttresses with flush brick quoins, stone bands, a rubble stone base, and a high plinth. The west door of the tower is bricked up.
Inside the church, notable features include a fine late 15th-century font, a bench dating from around 1500, an ancient wooden chest, a wall brass, and several wall monuments.
Local climate
Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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