Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. A Mainly C14 Church.

Church of Saints Peter and Paul

WRENN ID
fading-facade-dew
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1958
Type
Church
Address
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Church Lane, Great Missenden
OS grid reference
SP 900 010
Coordinates
51.70088, -0.69885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul, located on the north side of Church Lane in Great Missenden, is primarily a 14th-century structure that was heightened in the 15th century. The tower saw additions in the 16th century and 1732, with restoration and a northeast addition completed between 1899 and 1900. The building features sarsen stone footings and some dressings, flint rubble, roughcast, and other dressings in ashlar. Inside, there is a fine nave arcade and a 15th-century timber roof. Notable interior elements include brasses and monuments, such as that of William Bois from 1631, located over the south door, which features voussoirs representing stacked books.

Local climate

Church of Saints Peter and Paul 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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