Wall to the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 1973. A Medieval Churchyard wall.
Wall to the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- south-stair-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 1973
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Wall to the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- TL 756 256
- Coordinates
- 51.90179, 0.55222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall surrounding the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Bocking dates back to the 16th century, with repairs made in the 17th century and later. It is constructed from flint rubble, which has been patched with bricks from various periods. The wall features an embattled design and has moulded stone copings. Near the northwest end, there are remnants of an opening. The northern section of the wall is made of 17th-century brick resting on a flint rubble base.
The Church of St Mary in Bocking is a significant 14th-century wool church that underwent considerable work in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, which may be connected to the construction of this wall. The wall is recognized as a Grade II* listed structure due to its importance as a well-preserved example of a 16th-century churchyard wall, which has been extensively restored in the 17th century and beyond.
Local climate
Wall to the Church of St Mary the Virgin sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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