Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons is a Grade II* listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons

WRENN ID
lost-storey-fen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View MP: Fred Thomas (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1954
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons, Church Hill, City of Plymouth
OS grid reference
SX 497 577
Coordinates
50.4008, -4.11488
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons is a parish church located in Eggbuckland, Plymouth. It dates back to around 1430, with the chancel and north aisle added after 1864, and a two-storey northeast vestry built in 1907 by T.R. Kitsell. The church is constructed of slatestone rubble with granite dressings, except for the 1906 extension made of rock-faced Plymouth limestone. It features dry slate roofs with coped gable ends and red crested clay ridge tiles, while the vestry has a lead roof and there are two round stacks on the north wall.

The church plan includes a 15th-century nave, a west tower, a south aisle, and a porch, along with a 19th-century north aisle and chancel, and the 1906 extension at the east end of the north aisle. The exterior showcases 15th-century traceried three-light windows in the south aisle, along with two 19th-century single-light cusped windows on the south wall of the chancel, which may be based on the original chancel window design. The tower is embattled and consists of three stages, with strings dividing the stages, buttresses on the lower levels, and pinnacles of Plymouth type that are 19th-century copies. The upper stage has two-light slate louvred windows, and the west side features a single light above a three-light window and a 15th-century four-centred arched doorway, with a stairwell located at the northeast corner. The porch contains a 15th-century four-centred arched doorway, and there is a two-centred arched inner doorway, along with a narrow 15th-century four-centred arched priest's doorway at the east end of the south aisle.

Inside, the church has four-bay arcades of standard A type with depressed arches and 19th-century roofs. Notable fittings include a 15th-century octagonal font, which features a bowl adorned with shields and a pillar with blank arches.

Local climate

Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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