The Parish Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1954. A Medieval Church.

The Parish Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
eastward-entrance-scarlet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1954
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
The Parish Church of St Nicholas, the Street, Houghton, Arun
OS grid reference
TQ 020 115
Coordinates
50.89471, -0.55062
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Nicholas features a chancel, a nave with a bell-arch at the west end, and a south porch. It dates back to the 13th century and underwent significant restoration in 1857.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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