Ruins of Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1973. A C13 Church ruins.
Ruins of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- western-rafter-onyx
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1973
- Type
- Church ruins
- Address
- Ruins of Church of St Mary, Avenbury
- OS grid reference
- SO 661 531
- Coordinates
- 52.1756, -2.49634
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the Church of St Mary date back to the early 13th century and feature a west tower topped with a low pyramid roof. The tower includes a tower arch and lancet windows. Additionally, there are fragments of the chancel walls that contain small Norman windows.
Local climate
Ruins of Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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