The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Arun local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1954. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Arun
- Constituency
- Worthing West MP: Dr Beccy Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, Station Road, East Preston
- OS grid reference
- TQ 064 025
- Coordinates
- 50.81254, -0.48974
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located on Station Road in East Preston. This simple medieval church features a chancel, a nave with a south aisle, a north porch, and a west tower. The church was restored by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1869. The north doorway dates back to the 12th century, while the nave and chancel are from the 13th century. The tower is built in the Perpendicular style, although the original spire was demolished in 1951. The south aisle was added by Scott during the restoration in 1869.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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