Church of St Mary the Virgin
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1050704
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Reference:
- IOE01/08217/18
- Rights:
- © Mr Neil Hartley. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1050704
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newton Flotman
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 21298 98475
Details
TM 29 NW NEWTON FLOTMAN CHURCH ROAD (south-side) 6/36 Church of St.Mary the 26/11/59 Virgin (Formerly listed as II* Church of St. Mary) - Parish church. C15 and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Lead roofs. West tower, aisleless nave with south porch and chancel with organ extension to north. C15 west tower with diagonal buttresses and a large west window with Victorian tracery. 2-light bell-openings with Per- pendicular tracery and parapet with crow-stepped crenellations, gargoyles and carved inscriptions with heraldry on eastern face. Stair turret to north. Nave with 2 3-light cusped Y-traceried windows and 2 3-light Per- pendicular windows, all restored. Chancel with modern traceried east window and 2 2-light Perpendicular windows to south. Rebuilt C16 porch with some original openings re-set. C15 tower-arch of 3 plain chamfered orders on semicircular responds. Similar chancel arch on faceted responds. Blocked former rood stair doorway with traceried spandrels to north and simple nave piscina to south. Trefoil piscina in chancel. Wall monument in stone to the Blondevile family, probably Thomas. Circa 1600. 3 panels divided by pilasters and flanked by columns surmounted by obelisks. Semicircular-headed pediment with blank tympanum. Kneeling figure in centre panel (probably Thomas Blondevile) with 3 female weepers in left hand panel. Brass plaque, probably re-set, in right hand panel with kneeling effigies of Edward (died 1568), Radulph (died 1514) and Richard (died 1490) Blondevile. Rhyming inscription and heraldic shields beneath plaque. Fine C15 poppy head bench ends.
Listing NGR: TM2129898475
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226613
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 09-Jun-2026 at 18:31:21.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.