Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1949. A 1860-61 (restoration) Church. 3 related planning applications.

Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael

WRENN ID
hollow-corbel-briar
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1949
Type
Church
Period
1860-61 (restoration)
Address
Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Church Street, WR14 2AY
OS grid reference
SO 775 458
Coordinates
52.11054, -2.32856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael is a significant Norman and Perpendicular style church, originally part of a Benedictine Priory founded around 1085. It is recognized as one of the more important greater parish churches, notable for its rich collection of medieval glass, tiles, and monuments. The church underwent restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1860 and 1861.

Local climate

Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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