The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- half-barrel-aspen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Kirdford
- OS grid reference
- TQ 018 264
- Coordinates
- 51.0288, -0.54938
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed parish church located in Kirdford Village. The church features a chancel, a nave with a north aisle, a west tower, and a west porch. The nave dates back to the 12th century, the north aisle to the 13th century, the chancel to the 14th century, the tower to the 15th century, and the porch was added in the 19th century. This is a well-preserved medieval church that has not undergone significant restoration.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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