Ruins of Old Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 1967. A Medieval Church.

Ruins of Old Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
slow-gargoyle-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 June 1967
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Ruins of Old Church of St Mary, Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe
OS grid reference
SO 662 584
Coordinates
52.22309, -2.49528
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The ruins of the Old Church of St Mary are located to the east of a 19th-century church and date back to the 11th century. Only the walls remain, which are in a ruinous state. Notable features include interesting herringbone masonry to the east of the early Norman south doorway, constructed from blocks of tufa with a flat lintel and a round relieving arch. The west tower, which has upper parts that have fallen, is likely from the 16th century. For further reference, see RCHM volume II, page 75, plates 13 and 111.

Local climate

Ruins of Old 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Church of St Mary Grade II 33 m
  2. Steeples Grade II 357 m
  3. Barn and Cattle Shed Range South East of Hope Farmhouse Grade II 555 m
  4. Barn Immediately South of Hope Farmhouse Grade II 572 m
  5. Barn West of Hope Farmhouse Grade II 588 m
  6. Hope Farmhouse Grade II* 595 m
  7. Garden Wall Turret at Saltmarshe Castle Grade II 1.2 km
  8. North Lodge of Saltmarshe Castle Grade II 1.4 km
  9. Court Farmhouse Grade II 1.4 km
  10. Barn North West of Green Farmhouse Grade II 1.5 km