The Parish Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1957. A Medieval Church.

The Parish Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
heavy-forge-russet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1957
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
The Parish Church of St Margaret, Queen's Square, West Hoathly
OS grid reference
TQ 363 325
Coordinates
51.07632, -0.05525
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building located in West Hoathly, specifically on the east side of Queen's Square. The church features a chancel with a south chapel, a nave with a south aisle and porch, and a west tower topped with a broached shingled spire. The nave dates back to around 1060, while the south aisle was constructed around 1175 and widened around 1330. The chancel was built circa 1250, and the south chapel dates from around 1270. The tower was added around 1400. The church underwent restoration by Slater and Carpenter in 1870.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Margaret receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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