Former Font to North West of North Porch of St Mary's Parish Church. is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Font. 2 related planning applications.
Former Font to North West of North Porch of St Mary's Parish Church.
- WRENN ID
- muted-corner-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Font
- Address
- Former Font to North West of North Porch of St Mary's Parish Church., Church End, Haddenham, HP17 8AH
- OS grid reference
- SP 741 080
- Coordinates
- 51.76588, -0.92681
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a circular font, likely dating to the 13th century. It is constructed of stone and features a bowl shaped like a cup, set upon a moulded base. The font now stands on a modern plinth made of rubble stone and bears a plaque identifying it as likely being from the 12th to 13th centuries, with its original location unknown. It was moved to its current position from the garden of the Old Vicarage. The font has group value as a significant historical artifact associated with St Mary’s Parish Church.
Local climate
Former Font to North West of North Porch of St Mary's Parish Church. receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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