Church of St Giles is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1966. A Originally Norman (explicitly stated) Church.
Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- tilted-merlon-pigeon
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1966
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Giles, Water Stratford
- OS grid reference
- SP 651 342
- Coordinates
- 52.00328, -1.05204
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Giles is a parish church that was originally built in the Norman style but underwent significant rebuilding in 1828. It features rubble stone construction and tiled roofs. The west tower, which dates back to the 14th century, is squat and topped with a pyramid roof. The south doorway is a Norman feature, adorned with chevron ornamentation on the arch, a tympanum carved with Christ in Majesty, and a lintel displaying interlaced arcading. The south wall of the nave includes a 19th-century two-light window, while the north wall has two re-used Perpendicular windows. The chancel contains a small Norman doorway on the north wall, which has a carved tympanum depicting a Lamb on a diaper background, though it is much worn. There are also small lancet windows in the chancel, along with a decorated three-light east window featuring 19th-century glass. The interior is plain, highlighted by an Early English chancel arch supported on consoles. On the north wall of the nave, there is a wall monument dedicated to Mary Franckysh from 1629, which features incised figures.
Local climate
Church of St Giles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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