Ruins of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1959. Church ruin.
Ruins of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- shifting-attic-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1959
- Type
- Church ruin
- Address
- Ruins of Church of St James, Bix and Assendon
- OS grid reference
- SU 726 869
- Coordinates
- 51.57688, -0.95342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the Church of St. James, located in Bix, are a Romanesque structure that has now fallen into disrepair. The building is constructed of flint with stone dressing and areas of render, comprising a nave and chancel. There are two window openings in the south wall of the nave and one in the south wall of the chancel. The north wall of the nave features two window openings, while the north wall of the chancel has one. A pointed arched window opening is present in the east wall of the chancel, and there is a round arched doorway in the center of the south wall of the nave. Inside, there are niches on each side of the chancel arch. The site is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Ruins of Church of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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