Ruins of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. Church ruins.

Ruins of St Mary's Church

WRENN ID
second-niche-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1967
Type
Church ruins
Address
Ruins of St Mary's Church, Bedlam Hill, High and Low Bishopside
OS grid reference
SE 163 655
Coordinates
54.08535, -1.75195
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of St Mary's Church date from the 17th and 18th centuries and are constructed from coursed squared stone and ashlar, topped with a graduated stone slate roof. The structure features a west tower and a nave with a south porch. The three-stage west tower, dated 1691, has a plinth and quoins. On the west side, there is a double-chamfered two-light mullioned window at the first stage, while the south side has three small chamfered one-light openings arranged one above the other. The belfry openings are round-arched and set in a plain stone surround. The tower is topped with a moulded band and an embattled parapet with plain pinnacles at each corner. The nave, which is in a ruinous state, includes a plain gabled porch that still retains its roof. It features small, single-light pointed arched openings and a chamfered priests doorway. Attached to the east of the porch is a tombstone dated around 1716 for Anthony Wood. The east end of the church has a central four-light flat-faced mullioned window with a transom, and each light has a pointed arch at the head. To the left, there is a tall two-light chamfered mullioned window with a transom, and to the right, another chamfered two-light mullioned window.

Local climate

Ruins of St Mary's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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