Doddridge United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1952. Church. 1 related planning application.

Doddridge United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
sacred-pewter-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North MP: Lucy Rigby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 1952
Type
Church
Address
Doddridge United Reformed Church, Doddridge Street, Northampton
OS grid reference
SP 749 605
Coordinates
52.23813, -0.90315
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Doddridge United Reformed Church, formerly known as the Congregational Church, was founded in 1662 and built in 1695, with enlargements made in 1852 and 1890. The church features a sundial on the south wall with the inscription: "Post est occasio calva, 1695." It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and has a hipped roof covered with Welsh slate. The building has two rows of windows with 19th-century glazing. The south antechapel was added in 1890, and the interior is galleried. This church is included in the listing for its historical significance as the earliest surviving Nonconformist chapel in Northampton. A notable feature is the monument to Philip Doddridge, created in 1751 by John Hunt.

Local climate

Doddridge United Reformed Church 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 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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