Parish Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. A C12 Church. 1 related planning application.

Parish Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
proud-gateway-vetch
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1951
Type
Church
Address
Parish Church of St Andrew, St Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith, CA11 7YE
OS grid reference
NY 516 301
Coordinates
54.66416, -2.75114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Andrew features a west tower constructed of red sandstone rubble from the 12th and 13th centuries. The west doorway and the rest of the church were rebuilt in 1720 using red sandstone ashlar in a classical style. The exterior includes two rows of round-headed windows set in chamfered openings, each with triple keystones, and a sundial on the south wall. Inside, the church has two tiers of Roman Doric arcades, wide aisles, and galleries of equal width above the aisles and at the west end. The ceilings are panelled, and there are three round-headed lights in the east wall. The altar area features a round arch with paintings.

Local climate

Parish Church of St Andrew sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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