Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1961. A C15 Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- pitched-hammer-moon
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1961
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Hawkedon
- OS grid reference
- TL 797 529
- Coordinates
- 52.14577, 0.62542
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a 15th-century building located in the center of a wide triangular green, surrounded by houses. It is constructed of random stone and flint, featuring stone dressings. The square tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and topped with a castellated parapet, displaying a chequerwork pattern of knapped flint and stone at its base. The south porch has a 16th-century red brick parapet and an arcaded frieze.
Inside, the church has notable carved poppy-head bench ends, many of which feature interesting human heads. The base of a 15th-century traceried screen remains, showing traces of color and a painted panel depicting St Dorothy. The south choir stall front is also traceried and likely originated from the screen, with file ends carved to depict a chained bear and a beaver. There is a 12th-century square font adorned with carved panels. The east window contains fragments of old glass, including initials of James I and armorial shields. The arms of Charles II were later altered by painting a 'G' for 'C' and dating it to 1750. Additionally, there are mural tablets with arms dedicated to William Holgate (1648) and Richard Everard (1670). The rails with twisted balusters and the octagonal pulpit date from the 17th century.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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