Remains of St Mary's Friary is a Grade I listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1959. A C15 Friary. 4 related planning applications.

Remains of St Mary's Friary

WRENN ID
under-nave-azure
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1959
Type
Friary
Address
Remains of St Mary's Friary, Fakenham Road, Walsingham, NR22 6BX
OS grid reference
TF 933 365
Coordinates
52.89208, 0.87198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of St Mary's Friary are an important historical site located on Fakenham Road in Little Walsingham. This Franciscan house was founded in 1347 and features extensive remains primarily from the 15th century. The structure is built of flint with stone dressings. Key features include the Guest House, which has walls that reach almost full height and include gable ends, as well as the walls of the Kitchen and the Little Cloister. However, very little of the church and the Great Cloister remains. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Remains of St Mary's Friary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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