Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1966. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
over-glass-sparrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1966
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Martlesham
OS grid reference
TM 262 469
Coordinates
52.07422, 1.30006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St. Mary is a parish church featuring a west tower from the 15th century, a nave from the 14th century, and a south porch. The chancel was rebuilt around 1836 and again at the east end in 1905. The tower is constructed of random flint and ashlar, with stepped diagonal buttresses and flushwork of sacred initials at the base, as well as flushwork on the battlements. The nave and chancel are made of flint and stucco, topped with plain tiled roofs. Inside, the nave has a heptagonal roof dating from around 1900, with the original hammer beam roof reused in the rebuilt chancel. There is a 14th-century octagonal font and a pulpit dated 1614. Some benches feature old poppy heads with animal carvings on the arms. The dado of the screen on the south side of the chancel is divided into six sections. A fresco of St. Christopher was uncovered on the north wall around 1900, and there is a stained glass window in the Arts and Crafts style by Walter J. Pearce, dated 1903. The tower is particularly noted for its architectural 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 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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