Parish Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Church.
Parish Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra
- WRENN ID
- salt-wall-vermeil
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1959
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Parish Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra, Moreton
- OS grid reference
- SY 805 892
- Coordinates
- 50.70283, -2.27692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of SS Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra is a Grade II* listed building, constructed in 1776 to replace a medieval church. An addition of a north aisle occurred in 1841, and the church was partly rebuilt after sustaining damage during the Second World War. The church features walls made of Portland stone ashlar and a roof that combines stone slates and lead.
The structure includes a nave, an apsidal sanctuary, a north aisle, a west porch, and a tower located south of the nave. The tower, which is taller than the aisle parapet, has two stages and is topped with a carved panelled parapet and pinnacles. It also features a circular window in the upper stage and large traceried windows with pierced stone infill in the second stage. The windows throughout the church exhibit intersecting Gothic tracery, while those in the apse and north aisle are adorned with engraved glass by Laurence Whistler.
The church has carved panelled parapets on the aisle, pew, vestry, and porch. Internally, most fittings were renewed around 1847. Notable features include a significant monument from 1762 dedicated to Mary, wife of James Frampton, as well as other late 18th and 19th-century monuments, primarily for the Frampton family. A brass from 1523 commemorates Jamys Frampton, originating from the earlier church. The nave and apse boast attractive coved plaster ceilings with mock vaulting ribs, exemplifying the early Gothic Revival style.
Local climate
Parish Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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