Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- proud-chimney-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1955
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton, DT11 8RA
- OS grid reference
- ST 841 150
- Coordinates
- 50.93494, -2.22681
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist is a chapel of ease that may have medieval origins, although it was extensively rebuilt in 1856 and restored in 1899. The building features rough ashlar stone with ashlar dressings and has a roof made of tiles and stone slates. A west-gable bellcote, dated 1839, is present. The church has a simple rectangular plan in the Perpendicular style. The pointed east window consists of three lights and is set under a stopped label. The north wall includes two two-light square-headed windows, while the south wall features a pointed two-light square-headed window to the east and two single-light square-headed windows to the west, which flank a pointed, roll-moulded doorway. Inside, the roof is a ribbed, plastered barrel vault. Fittings have been removed.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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