The Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1961. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- quartered-casement-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church, Chapel Allerton
- OS grid reference
- ST 408 502
- Coordinates
- 51.24791, -2.84854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church is a parish church that dates back to the 13th century, with enlargements made in the 15th century and alterations in the 17th century. It was rebuilt in 1859 by C.E. Giles, during which a north aisle was added. The church is constructed of coursed and squared rubble with a slate roof and coped verges, showcasing the Perpendicular style. It features a two-bay nave, a one-bay chancel, a three-bay north aisle, a south porch, and a stone bellcote on the east end of the nave roof.
Notable architectural elements include a lancet window in the south wall of the nave from around 1200, which has a cinquefoil rere arch, and a further three-light south window in the nave dated 1638. The interior has encaustic tile floors and includes a Norman tub font with an elaborate Jacobean cover. The reredos, pulpit, choir stalls, and pews are from the restoration period, and the church features 19th-century stained glass, except for a fine window from 1918 located in the nave.
Local climate
The Parish Church 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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