Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the New Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1959. A Medieval Church. 7 related planning applications.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hushed-transept-rowan
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest
- Constituency
- New Forest East MP: Sir Julian Lewis (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 October 1959
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Eling Hill, Eling, Totton and Eling, SO40 9HF
- OS grid reference
- SU 366 124
- Coordinates
- 50.91043, -1.47948
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a parish church with origins dating back to the Saxon and Norman periods. It features an aisleless nave and chancel, along with transepts. The chancel was restored in the 13th century, the south chapel was added in the 14th century, and the north aisle and tower were constructed in the 15th century. A significant restoration took place in 1863 by B Ferrey, which included rebuilding the early south aisle and north chapel, as well as adding south and west porches and a north vestry.
The exterior is predominantly Victorian, with some reused 16th-century windows. The walls are made of flint and stone rubble, accented with stone dressings, a plinth, and stepped buttresses. It features four plain Tudor windows and others with Decorated style tracery. The tower, which has three stages, is primarily Tudor and Jacobean in style, characterized by massive diagonal buttresses on the north side.
Inside, the church displays 13th and 14th-century arcading, including two round arches, one of which is of early date. There is a small Norman window at the east end of the chancel. The interior also contains several notable wall monuments, including two by Rysbrack, and various tombstones. The reredos features a Venetian painting of the Last Supper, which has been restored but is believed to be of early 16th-century origin. Additionally, a helm and a hatchment are displayed in the north aisle.
Local climate
Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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