Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1958. A C13 Church.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- still-ember-cobweb
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1958
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Compton, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- SU 795 141
- Coordinates
- 50.92099, -0.86991
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael in Compton Upmarden is a Grade I listed building that dates back to the 13th century. It features a chancel, a nave with a west tower, which has its upper section covered with weather-boarding, and a south porch. The structure is built from stone rubble and is plastered, topped with a tiled roof. This small and charming church has seen little restoration over the years. In the churchyard, located to the east of the porch, there is a bell mounted on a low frame. The church includes a 13th-century chancel arch, with repairs made in the 16th century, and a trefoil-headed piscina.
Local climate
Church of St Michael receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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