Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- night-joist-gold
- 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
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Leonard, Bois Lane, Chesham Bois
- OS grid reference
- SU 968 998
- Coordinates
- 51.68879, -0.5997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Leonard is a small 14th-century chapel that was enlarged and restored in 1884, with the nave lengthened in 1911. It is constructed of knapped flint with stone dressings. The original chapel now serves as the chancel, while the eastern part of the nave is also from the earlier period. The 19th-century additions include the nave, north aisle, and a south-west porch or tower featuring a parapet and a tiled pyramid spire. Inside, there is a 15th-century arch-braced roof in the chancel supported by carved corbels, and part of the nave roof is also from the 15th century. The church contains a 17th-century carved pulpit, altar rails, communion tables, and stained glass. Additionally, there are 16th-century brasses and two monuments dedicated to the Cheyne family.
Local climate
Church of St Leonard 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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