Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1970. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
drifting-remnant-burdock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 March 1970
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary, Highley
OS grid reference
SO 741 832
Coordinates
52.44679, -2.3823
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building located in Highley. The chancel and nave date from the early 12th century, with later alterations made around 1500. The nave features a well-preserved late medieval panelled roof adorned with carved bosses. The south door showcases ironwork that is either from the 12th or 13th century.

Local climate

Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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