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. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
buried-spandrel-evening
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1959
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary, Barnham Broom Road, Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe
OS grid reference
TG 089 058
Coordinates
52.61019, 1.08487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a parish church located in Carleton Forehoe, dating from the 15th century, with a west tower added in 1713, as indicated by a datestone on the north side. The church is constructed of flint with stone and brick dressings on the tower, topped with leaded roofs. It features a west tower, an aisleless nave with a south porch, and a chancel. The west tower consists of three stages and showcases interesting wooden tracery in its semi-circular headed bell openings, along with obelisk finials and a parapet. The nave has four large three-light windows with restored Perpendicular tracery, while the chancel contains four original two-light Perpendicular windows and a heavily restored four-light east window. Inside, there is a moulded chancel arch and fine piscinae in both the nave and chancel, each with cusped heads and hood-moulds. The church also features 18th-century roofs and Victorian furnishings, including a western gallery and oil lamp lighting.

Local climate

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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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