Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. A C15 Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- over-nave-fern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1950
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Church Street, Diss
- OS grid reference
- TM 117 800
- Coordinates
- 52.3773, 1.10923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a parish church primarily dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, with roofs that are also from the 15th century. A Commandments Board from the late 17th century is a notable feature. There is a National Monuments Record photograph of the church.
Local climate
Church of St 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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