The Parish Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. A Medieval Church.

The Parish Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
stony-screen-russet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1965
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
The Parish Church of St Peter, Rodmell, Lewes
OS grid reference
TQ 421 062
Coordinates
50.83847, 0.01774
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Peter is a Church of England building located in Rodmell. It features a chancel with a south chapel, a nave with a south aisle, and a west tower topped with a shingled spire. There is also an annexe to the south of the tower, which is currently used as a baptistry. The chancel, nave, and south chapel date back to the early 12th century, while the south aisle, tower, and south annexe were constructed in the late 12th century. Some modern windows have been added to the structure.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Peter receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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