Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the Dartford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. A Pre-Conquest Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartford
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Pre-Conquest
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Church Hill, Wilmington, DA2 7EL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 538 724
- Coordinates
- 51.43034, 0.21186
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael began as a Chapel of Ease to Sutton-at-Hone during the medieval period. It has pre-Conquest origins, with some mediaeval remains, and was largely restored in the 19th century. The exterior is a mix of pebbledash and stone facing, with a tiled roof. The tower is part weatherboarded and topped with a broached shingled spire. The church comprises a chancel with north and south chapels, a nave with north and south aisles, and a west tower. The tower retains two Saxon windows. The west end of the nave is of mediaeval construction. The north aisle was rebuilt by E Cresy in 1839. Ewan Christian rebuilt the chancel in 1884. R Merchant rebuilt the nave and south aisle between 1909 and 1922, incorporating Arts and Crafts details. A porch was added under the west tower in 1909. The interior features a pulpit dated 1655, the Royal Arms of George II, and a carved chancel screen made in 1920.
Local climate
Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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