The Parish Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1959. A C12 Church.
The Parish Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- calm-sandstone-rowan
- Grade
- II
- 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
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Margaret, Church Road, Fernhurst, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- SU 898 285
- Coordinates
- 51.04886, -0.71896
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Margaret is a parish church that dates back to the 12th century, although it has been significantly restored and largely rebuilt in 1859 by the architect Anthony Salvin, who also added the south aisle and porch at that time. In 1881, a tower and vestry were added. The church is constructed from squared and random Wealden sandstone rubble and features tiled roofs. The layout includes a chancel with a vestry to the south, a nave with a south aisle, a south porch, and a tower located at the west end of the south aisle. The interior consists of four bays with an arcade and includes a single light trefoil-headed window.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Margaret 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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