Church of St Oswald is a Grade I listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1967. A C14 Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Oswald

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1967
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Oswald, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA22 9SW
OS grid reference
NY 337 073
Coordinates
54.45748, -3.02367
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Oswald is an unusual building from the 14th century, featuring an arcade and roof dating from around 1562 and the 17th century. It has a sturdy castellated west tower with a batter and a narrow cusped lancet window, along with a south porch, giving it very sturdy proportions. The interior remains largely original, with two naves separated by a two-tier arcade, where the upper arches rest on the apex of the lower ones. The arcades do not extend to the ridge, but there is a king-post open roof (not identical) over each nave. The church also contains mural monuments from the early 19th century and a bust of Wordsworth in relief, created in 1851 by Thomas Woolner.

Local climate

Church of St Oswald sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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