Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. Church.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- white-mortar-sorrel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, the Green, Westerham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 447 540
- Coordinates
- 51.26752, 0.07362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building located on the north side of The Green in Westerham. The church features a nave and aisles that are continuous with the chancel and aisles, along with a west tower. There is a modern vestry situated at the north-west corner. The aisles are notably wide, and the walls are constructed from sandstone rubble. The tower is topped with a shingled spire. The church dates back to the 13th century, with some remaining stonework from that period, although much of the structure is from the 14th century. The timber roof is from the 15th century, and the windows were restored in the 19th century. Inside, there is a Perpendicular font, several small brass memorials from the 16th century, and various memorial tablets from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Local climate
Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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