Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-pediment-ivy
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville MP: Suella Braverman (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Nicholas, Southwick Road, Wickham and Knowle
- OS grid reference
- SU 575 114
- Coordinates
- 50.89963, -1.18322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Nicholas is a parish church that dates from the 12th century, with 13th-century elements, a south transept added in 1803, and a near-total rebuilding in 1862 by the architects F & H Francis. The church is constructed of flint with Bath stone dressings, featuring stepped buttresses, lancet windows, and cusped two and three-light windows, along with Decorated tracery on the gables of the chancel and transepts. The south transept has brick walls, and the roof is tiled.
In an Early English style, the church has an aisleless nave and chancel, north and south transepts, a south chapel, and a west tower that serves as the entrance. The tower is notable for its diagonal buttresses, a timber-framed bell stage topped with a shingled broach spire, and a Norman west door that has been re-set from an earlier structure.
Inside, the church features a Victorian interior with several wall monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries. The chancel contains remnants of a 15th-century table tomb with cusped panels, while the south chapel boasts a fine wall monument from 1569 dedicated to William Uvedale, adorned with strap work. The south transept houses a significant alabaster tomb from 1615 for Sir William Uvedale, featuring classical details, an arched canopy, male and female effigies, and kneelers. Additional features include a west gallery and a canopied font.
Local climate
Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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