Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1961. A C15 Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-oriel-mist
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1961
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Chilton, CO10 2YA
- OS grid reference
- TL 889 422
- Coordinates
- 52.04612, 0.75425
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located about 500 meters south of Chilton Hall, surrounded entirely by agricultural land. It is believed that a village once existed near the church, which was cleared to create a deer park for Chilton Hall. The church dates from the 15th century and is constructed of flint, featuring embattled parapets on both the nave and chancel. The west tower, built in the 16th century, is made of red brick and includes an embattled parapet, corner crocketted pinnacles, and heavy angle buttresses. A plain flint porch with a moulded brick parapet extends from the south side.
On the north side, adjacent to the chancel, is the Crane Chapel, which contains two table tombs: one dedicated to George Crane, who died in 1491, and another to Robert Crane and his wife, who died in 1500. Additionally, there is a wall monument to Sir Robert Crane, who died in 1643, along with his two wives, which was carved in 1626 by Gerard Christmas. The church is recognized for its architectural and historical significance.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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