Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St James

WRENN ID
hidden-grate-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1952
Type
Church
Address
Church of St James, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 0JA
OS grid reference
ST 858 223
Coordinates
51.00076, -2.20373
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St James, located on St James Street, was rebuilt between 1866 and 1867 in the style of the 14th century. The church features a nave, chancel, and north and south aisles. There are some wall tablets that date from before the 19th century, and it has a west tower.

Local climate

Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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