Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. A Victorian Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
tattered-pewter-stoat
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Address
Church of St Mary, Wheaton Aston, Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston, ST19 9NW
OS grid reference
SJ 851 125
Coordinates
52.71046, -2.221
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building located in Wheaton Aston, built in 1857 by Bidlake and Lovatt, with the chancel added in 1893 by Lynam. The church is constructed of random coursed rough faced red and white sandstone, featuring ashlar dressings and tiled roofs that are banded with scalloped tiles, along with crested ridge and verge parapets. It includes a south west porch, a nave, a north aisle, a north west tower, lower transepts, and a chancel, all designed in the Lancet style. The windows are generally two light and pointed, with a notable three light east window showcasing flowing tracery.

Inside, the church has a four bay nave with a pointed arcade to the north and a pointed arch leading to the chancel, which has two bays. The chancel features a scissor braced and boarded roof of a heavier section. Notable interior elements include an oak screen dated 1892, a pulpit with some bas relief carving, a plain font, and pews. The glass in the east window was created by Kempe. This church replaces a 17th century Chapel of Ease, which was a single cell structure without a tower, as depicted in a watercolour located over the south west door.

Local climate

Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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