Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1958. A 12th–19th century (C12; C13; medieval tower; 1671; 1863) Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- drifting-foundation-gold
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1958
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Main Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0AH
- OS grid reference
- SU 861 084
- Coordinates
- 50.86944, -0.7764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building located on Lavant Main Road in East Lavant. The church features a chancel, a tower that replaces a south transept, a nave with a north aisle, and a vestry. It is constructed with flint and has Lavant stone dressings. The nave dates back to the 12th century, while the north aisle was added in the 13th century. The medieval tower was encased in red brick in 1671 by William Westbrooke. The chancel was rebuilt in 1863 during a restoration by G M Hills. Notable architectural details include a 12th-century west doorway with zigzag moulding, a 13th-century two-bay arcade, and five stalls with misericords in the chancel.
Local climate
Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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