Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1949. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- low-clay-shade
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1949
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Steeple End, Halesworth
- OS grid reference
- TM 386 773
- Coordinates
- 52.34243, 1.50144
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building located in Halesworth. The main structure dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and includes a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, as well as additional north and south aisles that were built within the last hundred years. The church features three chapels situated on the south, northeast, and north transept. The vestry was constructed in 1410. According to Suckling, the main building was likely commissioned by the Argentein family. The square tower, completed around 1420, is a notable feature. Inside, there is a marble tablet commemorating Sir Henry Bedingfield, who passed away in 1687, and Charles D'Urban, who died in 1769 as an infant; he was the younger brother of Sir Benjamin D'Urban, a native of Halesworth and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, after whom Durban in Natal was named.
Local climate
Church of St Mary the Virgin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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