Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. A C15 Church.

Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
solemn-rubblework-hemlock
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1951
Type
Church
Address
Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Wellington
OS grid reference
ST 140 209
Coordinates
50.98116, -3.22533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building located on the northwest side of High Street in Wellington. It features a tall west tower with a pinnacled top and a stair turret on the south face, constructed mainly of red sandstone. The church is predominantly from the 15th century and includes a very tall nave with clerestory windows. The short chancel, rebuilt in 1847, has an interesting early tracery design in its east window dating from the 13th century. The south door and porch are either from the 13th or early 14th century. Inside, there is a ceiled wagon roof and two late 18th-century galleries located in the aisles. Notable features also include the fine Popham tomb from 1607.

Local climate

Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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