The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I listed building in the Horsham local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Church. 2 related planning applications.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-plaster-moon
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Horsham
- Constituency
- Horsham MP: John Milne (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, High Street, Rusper, RH12 4PX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 205 373
- Coordinates
- 51.12275, -0.27926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene is a building of group value, comprising a chancel with a north vestry, a nave with aisles, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower dates to the 15th century. The rest of the church was originally built in the 14th century, but was rebuilt in 1855. The church is listed at grade I primarily for the quality of its medieval tower.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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