Church of St Martin is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1951. Church.

Church of St Martin

WRENN ID
broken-basalt-finch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1951
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Martin, Brampton
OS grid reference
NY 510 615
Coordinates
54.94626, -2.76628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Martin is a disused church located in Brampton, dating back to the 12th century with later alterations and additions. It features red sandstone rubble walls, some of which incorporate reused stone from the Roman Wall, and has ashlar dressings. The church originally included a tower, nave, and chancel, but now only the chancel and a porch from 1861 remain, along with a sexton's lean-to shed on the north side. The other parts were demolished between 1787 and 1789, with the stone repurposed to improve the chapel in Brampton.

The porch has oak doors and iron gates from 1891, framed by a tooled ashlar surround, and is topped with a gable that has a cross finial. The chancel features a round-headed Norman lancet in the south wall, with a reused medieval recessed arch below that was rebuilt in 1788. Other lancets and the east window were added in 1891, along with a cross finial on the east gable and a belfry on the west gable from 1788. The church was declared redundant in 1978, leading to the removal of its interior furnishings. The south wall of the chancel contains a piscina and aumbry, possibly from the 12th century and repositioned. The Norman lancet has splays and a stepped sill. The flagged floor includes late 17th and early 18th-century grave slabs in the northeast corner. The church was likely re-roofed in 1891.

Local climate

Church of St Martin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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