Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1958. A Medieval Church.
Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- young-outpost-dust
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1958
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin, Church Farm Lane, East Wittering
- OS grid reference
- SZ 802 978
- Coordinates
- 50.77505, -0.86364
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin, formerly known as the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, is primarily an early 12th-century structure. The chancel was rebuilt in 1847 and underwent significant restoration in 1875-1876 by Lacy W Rudge. It is constructed from random Mixon stone and Caen stone rubble, topped with a tiled roof. The building features a nave and chancel, along with a small belfry at the west end.
In the north wall, there is the head of a blocked Norman window and a blocked 13th-century door, as well as two modern lancet windows. The nave roof may date from the 18th century. The chancel arch, which is from the 13th century, consists of two chamfered orders. The font is likely old but was entirely recut in the 19th century. The south wall includes a Norman doorway with two orders, featuring a broad hand of chevron ornament and a frieze of lobed pendants, along with modern neck shafts and plain abaci that have scalloped capitals.
Local climate
Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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