The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1955. A Medieval Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- broken-gallery-wind
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, Wiston, Horsham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 155 123
- Coordinates
- 50.89946, -0.35834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is located in Wiston and features a chancel, south chapel, twin naves, and a west tower. The church mainly dates from the 14th century but underwent significant restoration by G M Hills in 1862. Inside the south chapel, there is a brass memorial from 1426 dedicated to Sir John de Braose, as well as tombs belonging to the Shirley family, who were the owners of Wiston House.
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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