Remains of Church of St. Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1959. A Medieval Church.

Remains of Church of St. Mary

WRENN ID
dusk-spire-plum
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1959
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Remains of Church of St. Mary, Kirby Bedon
OS grid reference
TG 279 054
Coordinates
52.59871, 1.36418
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of the Church of St. Mary are the ruins of a parish church dating from the 13th century. The structure features a circular western tower with a 14th-century belfry stage, constructed from flint with brick dressings. The tower still stands along with part of the western gable wall. Occasional fragments of masonry indicate the wall lines of the main body of the church. The tower is three stages high and has a lancet window to the west. The windows in the ringing chamber are made of brick and have rebated edges, with a set-off below the belfry. The original type of belfry window is now unidentifiable. A tall tower arch has been blocked, and a low rounded doorway was inserted, likely in the 15th century.

Local climate

Remains of Church of St. Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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