The Parish Church 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
- WRENN ID
- moated-roof-sage
- 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, Southease, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 423 052
- Coordinates
- 50.82949, 0.01925
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church is a Church of England building with an unknown dedication, located in Southease. This church features a circular 12th-century tower, one of three in the Ouse valley, alongside Piddinghoe. The chancel and nave date back to the 11th century, forming the original building's nave. The chancel and transepts were demolished in the 14th century, and the space is now separated by a modern pointed wooden chancel arch. Notable features include remains of mural paintings from around 1280 on the north and west walls. The church also has a west tower topped with a shingled spire.
Local climate
The Parish Church 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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