The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1957. Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- knotted-pier-briar
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1957
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, St Mary's Church, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath
- OS grid reference
- TQ 307 309
- Coordinates
- 51.06264, -0.1362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located on London Road in Balcombe. It features a chancel, a nave with aisles, and a west tower. The south aisle, which was originally the nave, dates from the late 13th century or early 14th century. The tower was constructed in the 15th century. The nave was added between 1847 and 1850, and the chancel was completed in 1872. The tower is specifically noted for its architectural significance, warranting the Grade I designation.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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