The Parish Church of St James is a Grade I listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1958. A C13 Church.
The Parish Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- long-moat-mallow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1958
- Type
- Church
- Period
- C13
- Address
- The Parish Church of St James, Church Lane, Birdham
- OS grid reference
- SU 823 003
- Coordinates
- 50.79654, -0.83255
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St James is a medieval church located on Birdham Church Lane. It features a chancel, nave, west tower, and south porch, constructed from Bognor stone and Mixon stone, topped with a tiled roof. The chancel and nave date back to the 13th century and were restored by G M Mills in 1882. The tower, built in the early 16th century, is a significant feature of the church. The building has undergone some restoration but retains its historical character, with the tower being the principal reason for its Grade I listing.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St James receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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