The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Rother local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1961. A Medieval (explicitly described as a large medieval parish church) Church. 1 related planning application.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Rother
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle MP: Dr Kieran Mullan (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1961
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, Upper Lake, Battle, TN33 0AN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 750 157
- Coordinates
- 50.91511, 0.48854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located on the north side of Upper Lake in Battle. It features a chancel, a north chapel, a nave with aisles, and a west tower. The church was founded by Abbot Ralph between 1107 and 1124. The nave dates back to the 12th century, the chancel to the 13th century, the north chapel and south aisle to the 14th century, and the north aisle and west tower to the 15th century. This church is a fine example of a large medieval parish church.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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