Church of St James is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1959. A Medieval Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- solemn-groin-gold
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1959
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St James, Graffham, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- SU 932 206
- Coordinates
- 50.97802, -0.67265
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James in Selham features a chancel, nave, south chapel, north porch, and a bell-arch at the west end of the nave. The chancel and nave date back to the 11th century and were restored in the 19th century. The arch of the south chapel is from the 13th century, while the south chapel itself and the north porch were added in the 19th century.
Local climate
Church of St James receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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