Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. A Medieval Church.
Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- noble-wicket-fen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of Saint Mary, High Street, Northchurch
- OS grid reference
- SP 974 088
- Coordinates
- 51.76971, -0.58926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of Saint Mary features a Saxon south wall and part of the west wall, with a chancel dating from the 13th century that includes 15th-century windows. The transepts are from the 13th and 14th centuries, while the tower at the crossing was built in the 15th century. A north aisle and porch were added in the 19th century, and the nave was heightened in the 15th century. Inside, there is a finely carved wall monument from 1730 and a brass memorial from 1785 dedicated to Peter of Hertswold, which includes an engraved head after Bartolozzie.
Local climate
Church of Saint Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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