Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. Church. 4 related planning applications.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
hushed-latch-gold
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1958
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Mary, Church Street, Boxford, CO10 5DU
OS grid reference
TL 962 404
Coordinates
52.02811, 0.85946
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is an early 15th-century church built of flint with stone dressings. The west tower dates from the 14th century and features angle buttresses, with carved animal figures on the lower offsets. It has a castellated parapet and an open lantern topped with a small lead spire, likely added in the early 19th century. The timber north porch, dating from the 14th century, includes large 2-light windows and a rib vault, and Nikolaus Pevsner suggests it may be the oldest timber porch in the county. The south porch, constructed around 1450 from Caen stone, boasts elaborate panelling and 4-light traceried windows. Inside, the church has arcades supported by quadrefoil shafted columns and moulded arches. The font, from the 15th century, features traceried panels, while the 17th-century font cover is a cupboard type with an ogee dome and painted interior. The octagonal pulpit is from the 18th century. The church is noted for its architectural, historical, and topographical significance.

Local climate

Church of St Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2020
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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