Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, 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:
- 1183149
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, 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
- Date:
- 2003-03-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/10438/35
- Rights:
- © Mr John Rendle. 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:
- 1183149
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, 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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Milston
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 16214 45205
Details
MILSTON CHURCH ROAD SU 14 NE (west side)
2/196 Church of St Mary 18.2.58 II*
Anglican parish church. C13, C14, and restored C18 and 1806 and 1906. Flint with limestone and greensand quoins and dispersed rubble, tiled roof. Nave with south porch, north vestry, and chancel. Nave has C14 two-light cusped windows with labels with mask terminals. Ogee eaves course. Chancel has one lancet, and inserted similar C14-C15 windows. C19 three-light east window. On west gable of nave, a bellcote supported by offsetting buttresses on west gable, meeting at arch at top, and flanking a 3-light west window. In bellcote, one bell, said to be of c1290. Vestry at right angles to nave, 3 north lancets and cross of flints over. South porch is timber framed, reconstructed in C19 and incorporating outer doorcase of c1500. Inner door C13 pointed arch with inset half-round moulding. Sundial affixed to south wall of nave dated 1786. Interior: Nave plastered and flagged. C19 depressed panelled barrel vault on brattished wallplates. C16 wallpaintings, texts with yellow gadrooned surround on north and south walls, and panel on west wall. Stoup by north door, now to vestry. Chancel arch pointed and chamfered with date of repair, 1780, at apex. Sockets for rood beam. Chancel has C15 trussed rafter roof with arch braced collar and solid shaped ashlars to moulded wall plate. C19 north door. Piscina, altered, with credence shelf. Flowered red line masonry painting around reveal of south lancet. Glass: East window of 1852, south windows C20. Fittings: Font. Bulbous bowl on short octagonal shaft and leaf carved base, probably C13. Turned moulded cover with C20 bird terminal. Pulpit: C18, oak, six sided with applied carved figures of probably C17. Bench ends simply carved with stylised plants, probably C19. In chancel: C19 cusped arcaded communion rail and similar front stands to choir stalls. Monuments: In chancel: White marble tablet with urn on shelf against grey marble pyramid, by King. To Beata Powell, died 1797. In nave, two C20 tablets. Miscellanea: Royal arms on panel, dated 1787, and another, early C20. Launcelot Addison was rector from 1670-1703, and his son, Joseph, essayist and statesman, was born at the rectory in 1672 and doubtless worshipped at this church.
Listing NGR: SU1621445205
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321506
- 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 26-Jun-2026 at 09:15:33.
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.