Ruins of Former Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Church.
Ruins of Former Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- burning-transept-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1970
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Ruins of Former Church of St John, A 5084, Blawith and Subberthwaite, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 288 882
- Coordinates
- 54.28471, -3.09492
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the former Church of St John date back to the 16th century and were rebuilt in 1749. The structure is made of stone rubble, with walls that stand between 3 to 6 meters high. It has a rectangular plan and features a small structure at the west end. There are lower parts of window openings, including one at the east end and four on the north side, along with an entrance on the south side. The west end has a blocked opening and a short projecting wall with return and jamb stones. Additionally, there are footings of a building located to the north of this site.
Local climate
Ruins of Former Church of St John sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,600 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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