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 Norman/Transitional-Norman Church. 2 related planning applications.
The Parish Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- former-bastion-nettle
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Norman/Transitional-Norman
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary, the Street, Burpham, Arun, BN18 9RR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 039 089
- Coordinates
- 50.87099, -0.52439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a cruciform church with a south aisle and porch, and a west tower. The earliest parts of the building date back to the Norman period, with the north transept and arch of the south transept from that era. The nave arcade is Transitional-Norman, and the chancel was constructed in the 13th century. The tower is 15th century. In 1800, the south transept, south aisle, and porch were demolished and rebuilt on the original foundations by Sir Thomas Jackson between 1868 and 1869 as part of a wider restoration. This is a good-sized village church of medieval date, notable for being one of the few cruciform examples in Sussex.
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 89% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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