Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. A Early C13 Church.
Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- over-rotunda-bittern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1972
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Lawrence, Stratford Road, Salisbury
- OS grid reference
- SU 130 326
- Coordinates
- 51.09274, -1.8153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building with an early 13th-century chancel, although its consecration was recorded in 1326. The nave, built in the Perpendicular style, features a 16th-century waggon roof supported by demi-angels and decorative bosses. The chancel also has a waggon roof, and the east window is in the Perpendicular style. The tower was rebuilt in 1711 by Thomas Pitt, using chequer stone and flint.
Inside, there is a reredos from around 1711 with an open segmental pediment and intricate foliage carving. The altar rails are adorned with turned balusters, and there is a round arch leading to the center of the screen. The chancel includes panelling and stalls, while a Jacobean pulpit with a fine tester and a home-glass dated 1651 adds to the interior's historical significance. A west gallery was added around 1800, and there is an octagonal Purbeck font from the 12th century. The church also features an elaborate Royal Arms from 1713 and 18th-century pews. The churchyard is notable for its fine avenue of limes leading to Marwardon Court, the old vicarage.
Local climate
Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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