Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
eternal-steeple-crimson
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1956
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary, Church Road, Maiden Newton
OS grid reference
SY 596 978
Coordinates
50.77913, -2.57397
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a parish church located in Maiden Newton. The tower dates from the 12th century, with the lower parts and the north and west walls of the nave also from this period. The chancel and west tower arch were rebuilt around 1400. The south transept and south aisle were added in the 15th century, and a porch was added around 1500. The church underwent restoration in the 19th century, which included the construction of a north vestry in 1886 and an organ chamber off the north vestry. The church features local rubble and flint walls, with ashlar and dressings made of Ham Hill stone. The roofs are covered with lead, tiles, and stone slates.

Local climate

Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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