Church of St Edmund is a Grade I listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1949. A Rebuilt 1414 Church.
Church of St Edmund
- WRENN ID
- haunted-courtyard-flax
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1949
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Edmund, Fore Street, Kingsbridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 734 443
- Coordinates
- 50.28594, -3.77825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Edmund, located on the west side of Fore Street, dates back to 1276. It was rebuilt and dedicated in 1414, with the base of the central tower being from an earlier period. The church underwent restoration and extension in 1849 and again in 1896. Notable architectural features include an octagonal stone spire and the Flaxman monument.
Local climate
Church of St Edmund receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1998
- No related consent applications matched
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