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 C13 Church.

The Parish Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
crumbling-rampart-hemlock
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
Address
The Parish Church of St Peter, Firle, Lewes
OS grid reference
TQ 471 071
Coordinates
50.84497, 0.0884
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Peter is a Church of England building located in Firle. The chancel dates from the 13th century, while the rest of the church was constructed in the 14th century. The church features a chancel with a north chapel, known as the Gage chapel, which now serves as the vestry. It also includes a nave with aisles, a south porch, and a west tower. The Gage chapel contains brasses and monuments dedicated to members of the Gage family of Firle Place.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Peter 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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