Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1966. Church.
Church of St Nicholas
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1966
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Nicholas, St. Margaret's at Cliffe
- OS grid reference
- TR 354 468
- Coordinates
- 51.17272, 1.3662
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Nicholas is a parish church that is now disused and in a ruinous state. It dates back to the 12th century, with some alterations made in the 13th century. The building is constructed of flint and consists of a nave and chancel, although the south aisle was lost in the 13th century. Both the chancel and nave feature round-headed lancet windows. The west wall was rebuilt in the 13th century and includes a chamfered pointed arched west window, along with three large buttresses added at a later date. There is a round-headed north door.
Inside, there is a blocked two-bay south arcade with double chamfered arches supported by stop-chamfered piers and moulded abaci. The chancel contains a simple piscina and aumbrey, while the nave has a water stoup. The church was originally served by Langdon Abbey but fell out of use in the 16th century. By the time of Hasted's writings, it was being used as a barn.
Local climate
Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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