The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1966. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- bitter-nave-elm
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle MP: Dr Kieran Mullan (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1966
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Ninfield
- OS grid reference
- TQ 705 122
- Coordinates
- 50.88492, 0.4226
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located in Ninfield on Church Lane. The church features a stone nave that has been cemented over, a weather-boarded bell turret, and a brick sepulchre. It comprises a chancel, a north vestry, a nave with a north aisle, a south porch, and a west tower. The nave and tower date back to the 13th century, with the nave constructed of stone and the tower made of timber, which is weather-boarded on the outside. The tower includes a 13th-century musicians' gallery that opens into the church. The chancel was built in the 17th century using red brick. The north aisle and vestry were added in 1885 and constructed of stone. The entire church underwent restoration by Sir Arthur Blomfield between 1885 and 1887. The font is likely from the 1660s, and there is Jacobean panelling behind the altar.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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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