Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building in the South Holland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. A Circa 1284 (13th century); C14 and C15 accretions Church. 1 related planning application.

Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas

WRENN ID
little-chimney-dawn
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings MP: Sir John Hayes (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
Church
Address
Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Church Street
OS grid reference
TF 250 224
Coordinates
52.78502, -0.14766
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas was built as the parish church by Prior William de Littleport around 1284, on the site of a Norman chapel, of which some remains still exist. The church is fundamentally cruciform in shape and features additions from the 14th and 15th centuries. The north chapel was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott during a general restoration from 1865 to 1867. The church has a Perpendicular hammerbeam roof, which includes angels and was restored by Scott. The west doorway leading into the tower dates from 1688. The chancel ceiling was created by Stephen Dykes-Bower, and the screen was designed by J Oldrid Scott in 1875. The church, along with the wall and gateway to the parish church and Beech House, forms a group.

Local climate

Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  1. Wall and Gateway to the Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas Grade II 45 m
  2. 5, Church Street Grade II 53 m
  3. 6, Church Street Grade II 55 m
  4. 7, Church Street Grade II 55 m
  5. Beech House Grade II 60 m
  6. The Vicarage Grade II* 64 m
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  10. Former Stables to No 3 Grade II 114 m