North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. A C15 Church.
North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- salt-terrace-laurel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1956
- Type
- Church
- Address
- North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter, Church Street, Abbotsbury
- OS grid reference
- SY 577 851
- Coordinates
- 50.66486, -2.59916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The north wall of the Abbey Church of St Peter dates from the 15th century and is located parallel to and 7 metres south of the Parish Church. One bay of the north nave aisle stands approximately 20 cm above ground and measures 3 metres from the centre to centre of the responds, which are moulded and shafted, with an internal stone bench positioned between them. The north wall has been traced westwards since 1871, with its line marked by a row of loose architectural fragments. The total length of the north wall is 32 metres.
Local climate
North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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