Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1961. A Medieval Parish church.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- worn-soffit-torch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1961
- Type
- Parish church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Biddisham Lane, Badgworth
- OS grid reference
- ST 381 534
- Coordinates
- 51.27673, -2.88758
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church located in Badgworth, with origins dating back to the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the 15th century and underwent extensive restoration around 1860. The church features squared rubble construction, with some render remaining at the base of the tower, and a triple Roman tile roof with coped verges and cruciform finials.
The building consists of a two-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, showcasing one, two, and three-light Perpendicular windows, including one in the chancel that has primitive heads as label stops. The tower is unbuttressed and has two stages, with the top stage being a 19th-century rebuild that includes large two-light bell chamber windows and a plain parapet.
Notable features include a 16th-century south doorway and a 17th-century door. Inside, the chancel is adorned with encaustic tiles, and there is a piscina. The church also houses a 12th-century rectangular font with a scalloped base, an early 17th-century pulpit, and an early 19th-century wall monument in the nave. Additionally, two windows contain stained glass from the restoration period, and the church has 19th-century pews.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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