Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1951. A Medieval Church.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
nether-rotunda-elder
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1951
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary Magdalene, the Churchyard, South Molton
OS grid reference
SS 713 259
Coordinates
51.01863, -3.835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a parish church located in South Molton. It was mainly built in the 15th century and restored in the 19th century. The church is constructed of sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. It features a west tower with four stages and buttresses, topped with a crenellated parapet that includes finials and grotesque waterspouts. The structure comprises a nave along with north and south aisles, and there is a south porch that includes a sundial. The church has impressive traceried windows, although the glass is from the Victorian period. Inside, there is a five-bay nave with finely carved capitals, a notable 15th-century pulpit, and a stone font. Additionally, there are significant 18th-century wall monuments.

Local climate

Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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