Ruins of Old Church of St Mary Magdalen (650 Metres to West of Mill Farm) is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. Church.
Ruins of Old Church of St Mary Magdalen (650 Metres to West of Mill Farm)
- WRENN ID
- endless-chalk-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- TQ 008 986
- Coordinates
- 51.67775, -0.54287
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the old Church of St Mary Magdalen are located 650 meters west of Mill Farm. This parish church dates back to the early 13th century and was abandoned in 1838 when a new church was built in the village. The structure is made of flint with stone dressings and was situated on the southernmost edge of the parish, near the Buckinghamshire border. Originally designed in the shape of a Greek cross, it was likely constructed around 1230. After its abandonment, the church fell into ruins, but a significant portion remained standing as late as 1910. Today, only a section of flint rubble walling can be found, concealed within a coppice on the banks of the River Chess. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Ruins of Old Church of St Mary Magdalen (650 Metres to West of Mill Farm) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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