Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- half-frieze-amber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1968
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Hill Croome
- OS grid reference
- SO 887 404
- Coordinates
- 52.06207, -2.16489
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th and 16th centuries, which was restored in 1907. It is constructed of stone and features a west tower with small lancet windows and a saddleback roof. The nave and chancel are present, with the chancel dating from the late 13th century and including a piscina in the southeast angle. The east window is a 2-light design with glass from 1860. There are also 16th-century 2-light square-headed windows, with some frames made of red sandstone. The roofs were replaced in 1907, and the interior includes a 17th-century pulpit and communion rail.
Local climate
Church of St Mary 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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