The Parish Church of St Margaret 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. 3 related planning applications.
The Parish Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-turret-crag
- 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 Margaret, West Street, Ditchling, Lewes, BN6 8TS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 325 152
- Coordinates
- 50.92138, -0.11568
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed Church of England building located on the north side of West Street in Ditchling. This cruciform structure features a central tower topped with a broached shingled spire. The chancel includes a south chapel, while the nave has both a south chapel and a porch. The nave dates back to the pre-Conquest period, although its north wall was rebuilt in 1863. The south aisle is from the 12th century, and the remainder of the church is from the 13th century, with the north transept also rebuilt in 1863. The south porch is from the 15th century.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Margaret receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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