Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. A Medieval (C12, C15, C16 elements) Church.

Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
dusted-bastion-mint
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1956
Type
Church
Period
Medieval (C12, C15, C16 elements)
Address
Church of Holy Trinity, Godmanstone
OS grid reference
SY 665 973
Coordinates
50.77496, -2.47521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of Holy Trinity is a parish church located in Godmanstone, with origins dating back to the 12th century. It features a chancel arch and responds from this period. The west tower and the north wall of the nave were constructed in the 15th century, while the top stage of the tower was added in the 17th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 16th century, during which north and south chapels were added, along with an integral south porch. The door-jambs of the south porch were restored in the 19th century. The church underwent restoration in 1848. Its walls are made of banded flint and dressed stone, with freestone dressings, and the roofs are covered with stone slates, slates, and lead. The layout includes a west tower, a nave with a north chapel and a south chapel featuring a two-bay arcade, a south porch, a vestry immediately to the west, and a chancel. For a detailed architectural description, refer to the relevant sources.

Local climate

Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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