Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1966. A Victorian Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- under-mantel-larch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central MP: Emily Darlington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1966
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Walton Road, Wavendon
- OS grid reference
- SP 911 372
- Coordinates
- 52.02574, -0.67287
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Mary is a parish church constructed of coursed limestone, featuring a lead roof over the aisles and a tiled roof over the nave and chancel. It dates from the 13th and 14th centuries but was largely rebuilt between 1848 and 1849 by architect William Butterfield. The church includes an embattled west tower, nave, aisles, south porch, chancel, and vestry, all designed in the Decorated style with traceried windows. The south porch, clerestory, and vestry were added by Butterfield.
Inside, the nave consists of four bays with arcading in the style of the 14th century. The roof is arch-braced, also by Butterfield. There is a tall 13th-century tower arch and a 14th-century chancel arch. The chancel, originally from the 13th century, has been rebuilt and features low arcading on each side, which includes sedilia and a piscina. The ceiling in the chancel is decorated, a work by Butterfield. Notable fittings include a late 17th-century carved and fielded marquetry panelled octagonal pulpit, which was originally from St. Dunstan in the West.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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