Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1956. A C13 Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
vacant-moat-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1956
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Michael, Compton Dando, BS31 2TF
OS grid reference
ST 664 653
Coordinates
51.38654, -2.48284
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Michael is an Anglican parish church located in Compton Dando. It dates back to the 13th century, with alterations made in the 15th century and further enlargements in the 19th century. The church consists of a nave, a south porch, a projecting south chapel or manor pew, and a chancel. It is constructed of rubble with freestone dressings and features slate roofs with coped raised verges.

The nave has a stone bell-cote at the west end, and there are 19th-century two-light round-headed windows, along with one cusped lancet window to the west of the porch. The south porch, also from the 19th century, is gabled and has an inner panelled door set in a double ogee moulded surround, topped with a hoodmould featuring fleurons and head stops. Above the door is an image niche, which also has head stops.

While the interior could not be visited during the resurvey in February 1984, it is noted to contain a fine brass in the chancel commemorating John Cutte, who died in 1575 and was once Mayor of Bristol. The brass depicts a kneeling couple with twelve children, along with a shield bearing the arms of Bristol and a merchant's mark.

Local climate

Church of St Michael receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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