Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1955. Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
young-brass-hyssop
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1955
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Mary, Main Street, Wath, HG4 5ET
OS grid reference
SE 325 771
Coordinates
54.18912, -1.50325
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building located on Main Street in Wath. It dates from the 13th and 15th centuries, with a tower added in 1812 and restoration work completed in 1873. The church is constructed of coursed rubble with cobbles and has a 20th-century tile roof.

The structure includes a west tower, nave, south transept, and a chancel with a vestry and organ chamber to the north. The tower consists of five stages and features a battlemented parapet with corner finials. The nave has two bays and four windows, showcasing Perpendicular tracery, with two of the windows being restorations from the 19th century. The south transept contains a Y-traceried west window, while the three-bay chancel features Y-traceried windows and a 19th-century three-light east window.

Inside, there are remains of Saxon sculptures in the north wall of the organ chamber. The south transept includes a tomb recess, a 13th-century piscina, and 15th-century brasses. There are also memorials to the Graham family of Norton Conyers. The chancel contains a double piscina, three sedilia, and a 14th-century carved wooden chest.

Local climate

Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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