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 Early C12 Church.

The Parish Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1965
Type
Church
Address
The Parish Church of St Peter, Hamsey, Lewes
OS grid reference
TQ 414 121
Coordinates
50.89121, 0.00955
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Peter is an isolated Church of England building located between a loop of the River Ouse and a former railway. The church consists of a chancel, nave, south porch, and west tower. The chancel (excluding the east end) and nave (excluding the west end) date back to the early 12th century. The east end of the chancel, the west end of the nave, and the tower were constructed in the 14th century, while the south porch was added in the 15th century.

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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