The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. A C15 Church. 1 related planning application.

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
little-threshold-river
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1965
Type
Church
Address
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Ringmer, BN8 5JX
OS grid reference
TQ 445 125
Coordinates
50.89397, 0.05441
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a Church of England parish church located in Ringmer. The chancel with its north and south chapels, the nave (excluding the westernmost bay), and the south porch date from the 15th century. The north and south chapels were built in the early 16th century. The westernmost bay of the nave and the west tower were rebuilt in 1884. This reconstruction, paid for by William Langham Cristie of Glyndebourne, replaced a medieval tower that had been destroyed by fire in the 15th century. The architect for the 1884 rebuilding was Ewan Christian. A gallery and organ were added in 1922, gifted by John Christie of Glyndebourne.

Local climate

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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