Ruins of the Old Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. A Medieval Church.

Ruins of the Old Church of Saint Mary

WRENN ID
graven-obsidian-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Ruins of the Old Church of Saint Mary, East Stoke
OS grid reference
SY 867 867
Coordinates
50.68028, -2.18856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of the Old Church of Saint Mary are the fragmentary remains of a former parish church dating from the 15th century. Surviving elements include part of the south wall and the south porch, which features one window jamb. The site is rather overgrown and in poor condition. The churchyard still holds some 18th-century headstones and the remains of a table tomb.

Local climate

Ruins of the Old Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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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