Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. A Victorian Church.

Church of the Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
veiled-balcony-ridge
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1958
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Address
Church of the Holy Trinity, Penn Street
OS grid reference
SU 923 962
Coordinates
51.65744, -0.66616
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1849 by Benjamin Ferrey, is a Grade II* listed building located on Penn Street. It features a cruciform plan with a central octagon tower above a square base, topped with a shingled spire. The structure is constructed of flint with stone dressings, incorporating some local sarsen or greyweather stone, as well as imported limestone. The architectural style is Decorated, and the roofs are covered with concrete tiles.

Local climate

Church of the Holy Trinity sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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