Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Church.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- quiet-corner-amber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Brize Norton Road, Curbridge
- OS grid reference
- SP 331 088
- Coordinates
- 51.77699, -1.52044
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building, constructed in 1906 by architects Nicholson and Corlette. It features coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and has an aisled nave designed in the Arts and Crafts Mediterranean style. The chancel has pointed lancets and is one bay in size. A chimney-like belfry is attached to the south aisle, which includes a row of chamfered polygonal lights beneath the eaves. A smaller belfry is next to the porch, which has a chamfered round-arched doorway with imposts and a lean-to on the left. The north wall of the nave has three lancets, while the west gable displays a nowy headed hood mould above a round window and chamfered one-light windows. Inside, there is a 13th-century style triple piscina, a pulpit, and a low chancel screen featuring painted decoration, along with bench ends and choir stalls that have similar moulded candelabra. The octagonal font has a carved lid, and the boarded roof includes painted tie beams, ribs, and ashlar plates. The church also contains early 20th-century stained glass.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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