Church of St Mary the Virgin
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH GREEN
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170054
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH GREEN
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
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
- Date:
- 2002-07-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/08221/02
- Rights:
- © Miss Ellie Rowley. 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:
- 1170054
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH GREEN
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 GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Arkesden
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 48225 34599
Details
ARKESDEN CHURCH GREEN 1. 5222 Church of St Mary the Virgin TL 4834 36/1 21.2.67
II*
2. A flint rubble church with a C13 nave and chancel but very much restored in 1855. The west tower, roofs, clerestorey and chancel arch belong to the restoration. When the C15 west tower was rebuilt in 1855 there was discovered the remains of an earlier norman round tower. The nave arcades are of the C13, the north arcade has circular piers and the south has octagonal. The chancel has 2 pairs of lancet windows in the north and south walls. The south porch is C15. The interior has some important monuments including a C15 effigy to a priest, with a recumbent figure bisected by 2 arches situated in the north wall of the chancel, an elaborate C15 canopied wall monument to Richard Cutte (d 1592) and his wife with recumbent figures in the south aisle, and, in the west tower, a C17 marble wall monument carved with sculls and branches and with 2 good busts of John Withers (d 1692) and his wife. Thought to be by Roubilliac, but recently attributed to Edward Pierce by Nickolaus Pevsner. There is also a military brass to Richard Fox (1439). The church is situated on rising ground above the village and it forms a prominent feature. Graded for its architectural, historical and topographical value. (RCHM 1).
Listing NGR: TL4822534599
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 121383
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Essex, (1954)
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex North West, (1916)
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 20-Jun-2026 at 03:04:58.
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.