The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1954. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- frozen-fireplace-gilt
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Worthing West MP: Dr Beccy Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, the Street, Clapham, Arun
- OS grid reference
- TQ 095 066
- Coordinates
- 50.84889, -0.44454
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located in Clapham. It features a chancel, a nave with aisles, and a tower with a hipped tiled roof situated at the west end of the north aisle. The church is constructed from flints, with the nave displaying transitional Norman architecture, while the remainder of the structure dates from the 13th century. Inside, there is a notable 19th-century sculptured circular pulpit. Overall, it is a simple medieval church that has undergone some restoration.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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