Parish Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A C15 Church.
Parish Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- lunar-latch-wind
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Parish Church of Saint Mary, Turvey Road, Carlton and Chellington
- OS grid reference
- SP 951 548
- Coordinates
- 52.18373, -0.60932
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I listed building made of coursed limestone rubble with clay tile roofs. It has a layout that includes a 2-bay chancel, a 3-bay nave, north and south aisles, a west tower, and a south porch. There are remnants of Anglo-Saxon work in the north wall of the chancel and at the base of the tower. Originally, the nave did not have aisles, but the south aisle was added in the early 14th century, featuring octagonal piers in the arcade. The north aisle was constructed slightly later and has quatrefoil piers. In the 15th century, a clerestorey was added above the arcades, which includes three windows on each side, each with two trefoiled lights under a square head. The Anglo-Saxon chancel was extended eastwards in the 14th century, and there was a 14th-century south chapel that has since been demolished. The tower has three stages, with the top stage dating from the 15th century, featuring an embattled parapet and gargoyles at each corner. The church also contains a 15th-century chancel screen, and most of the pews and the pulpit are from the Jacobean period.
Local climate
Parish Church of Saint Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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