Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- lone-gateway-khaki
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Village Street, Edstone
- OS grid reference
- SE 705 840
- Coordinates
- 54.2469, -0.91881
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building located in Great Edstone. It dates back to the 13th century, with additions and alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. The church is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a slate roof and a timber bellcote. It consists of a single cell nave and chancel, with a west bellcote and a south entrance lobby.
The south doorway is adorned with voussoirs and has a pointed cavetto-moulded drip moulding that springs from imposts. Above the doorway, there is an Anglo-Danish sundial, similar to one found at St Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale. To the right of the doorway, there is a lancet window and paired lancets in a restored surround. The chancel has two round-headed cross-windows from the 18th century, set in raised surrounds, and a single lancet window in the west end that has been extensively restored. The north wall features a blocked doorway with a pointed moulded arch, along with one round-headed cross-window in the chancel.
Inside, the church contains 16th-century altar rails and a Norman font with arcade carving at its base. The bells are believed to date back to the 14th century. All windows are deeply splayed internally, and there is notable 19th-century stained glass in the west lancet. The inscription on the sundial reads: 'Orologicum viatorium. Lodan me wrohte a.'
Local climate
Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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