Church of St Mary and St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1955. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Mary and St Andrew

WRENN ID
stranded-corridor-mallow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1955
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary and St Andrew, Church Lane, Ridlington
OS grid reference
SK 847 027
Coordinates
52.61587, -0.7494
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary and St Andrew is a parish church located on Church Lane in Ridlington. It dates back to the 13th century, with a nave and chancel from that period. The 14th-century tower was rebuilt in 1903. The church is constructed of rubble and ashlar with a tiled roof and features a nave, chancel, aisles, a west tower, and a south porch. It underwent significant restoration in 1860.

The south aisle contains two Decorated 2-light windows, while the north aisle has three 2:3 light Decorated windows. The nave clerestory features three 2-light Perpendicular windows on both the north and south walls, along with ashlar buttressing and coping. The chancel includes one 2-light and one 1-light Perpendicular window on the south wall, a 1-light Perpendicular window on the north wall, and a four-light Perpendicular window on the east side. The western tower has an ashlar parapet and four 2-light bell openings.

Inside, the church has arcades from the 13th century, with the south arcade featuring circular piers and octagonal abaci, while the north arcade has octagonal piers. There is a 13th-century chancel arch and a Norman tympanum, which is a fragment of the original building, located on the west wall of the south aisle. Additionally, there is a wall monument with two kneeling figures dedicated to James Harrington, dated 1613, and a collection of 19th-century and earlier musical instruments mounted on the wall.

Local climate

Church of St Mary and St Andrew sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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