The Parish Church of St Martin is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. A C12 Church.
The Parish Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- dim-bonework-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 August 1965
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Martin, Westmeston, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 338 136
- Coordinates
- 50.9067, -0.09708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Martin is a Church of England building located in Westmeston. The church features a chancel with a south chapel, a nave with a south aisle, a north porch, and a small shingled bell-turret topped with a spire. The nave dates back to the 12th century, while the south aisle, south chapel, and porch were constructed in the 14th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 19th century.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Martin receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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