Church of St Mary Magdalen is a Grade I listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1955. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Mary Magdalen
- WRENN ID
- sunken-grate-hemlock
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry East MP: Mary Creagh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Mary Magdalen, Wyken Croft
- OS grid reference
- SP 366 807
- Coordinates
- 52.42367, -1.46218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary Magdalen is a Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 12th century. It features a nave and chancel from this period, along with a 12th-century doorway that has been relocated to the 15th-century west tower. The nave roof, which is from the 15th century, is concealed internally by an 18th-century plaster ceiling, while the chancel ceiling was completed in 1868. The church underwent restoration in 1866 by G. Steane of Coventry, during which decorated style windows were added. Inside, there is a 12th-century round font and a 15th-century painting on the north wall of the nave depicting a post windmill and St Christopher. The east end of the church retains the remains of three windows from the 13th century. A 19th-century spire was added to the tower.
Local climate
Church of St Mary Magdalen receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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