Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1960. Church.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
old-rubblework-azure
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 May 1960
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Mary, Fludges Lane, Beetley
OS grid reference
TF 955 195
Coordinates
52.73811, 0.89495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a parish church located in East Bilney, primarily built in the mid to late 19th century around a medieval core. It is constructed from flint with ashlar and some brick dressings, topped with plaintile roofs. The church features a western tower, an aisleless nave with a south porch, a south chapel, and a vestry to the north, along with a chancel that was erected in 1883 in memory of Henry Collison, the rector.

The lower two stages of the unbuttressed west tower are the only recognizable medieval elements, showcasing a three-light Perpendicular traceried window and three twin lancet windows that were formerly bell-openings. The late 19th-century bell stage is designed in the Perpendicular style. The nave has two single-light cusped windows on the south side and two two-light windows on the north side, both in the Decorated style. The chancel features two two-light windows in the Decorated style and two single-light cusped windows, along with an elaborate east window also in the Decorated style.

Inside, there is a chamfered tower arch without responds and a Victorian chancel arch in the Decorated style. The chancel stalls and pulpit incorporate re-used 17th-century carved friezes. The church contains a significant amount of Victorian stained glass and has a plain octagonal font.

Local climate

Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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