The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1966. A Saxon or early Norman (tower explicitly described as such) Church.
The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude
- WRENN ID
- second-iron-scarlet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1966
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude, Gilbert's Drive, East Dean and Friston, Wealden
- OS grid reference
- TV 557 976
- Coordinates
- 50.75799, 0.20659
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude is a Grade I listed building constructed from flint, with sections cemented and stone dressings, topped with tiled roofs. The church features a chancel, nave, and a tower that now serves as a vestry, located at the center of the north side, along with a south porch. The tower is of Saxon or early Norman origin and is built in three stages. The chancel is in the transitional Norman style, the north wall of the nave is Norman, the south wall dates to the 14th century, and the west wall was rebuilt in 1885. The porch is from the 15th century, and the building has a kingpost roof.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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