Church of St Mary the Virgin

CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1199972
Date first listed:
15-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
User submitted image
Contributed by ChurchCare This photo may not represent the current condition of the site. Over 400,000 images and stories have been added to the Missing Pieces Project so far. Share your story.
View all

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

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:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2005-06-18
Reference:
IOE01/14218/34
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 more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1199972
Date first listed:
15-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lyneham and Bradenstoke
National Grid Reference:
SU0004979382

Details

SU 07 NW LYNEHAM BRADENSTOKE
(south side)

8/52 Church of
St Mary The Virgin


GV II

Anglican parish church, 1866, by C. F. Hansom. Coursed limestone, tiled roofs. Tall three-and-a-half bay nave, south aisle, 2-bay chancel with organ chamber, north porch, and western bellcote. Walls with mid wall string and plinth table, 2 light Decorated style windows with carved head terminals to hood moulds. Steep pitched roofs. North door has deeply cut fleurons in large casement moulding.
Interior: Arcade to aisle has short marble columns on raised plinths. Open raftered arch braced collar roof carried on stone corbels and wall shafts. Vestry partitioned off in western half bay. Original stone pulpit. Font, small hexagonal and deeply carved said to have been exhibited at the Great National Exhibition, 1851 or 1862. Evangelist symbols; bowl on clustered marble columns. Contemporary pews and chancel fittings. C17 plain parish chest with iron bound corners. Arms over porch.


Listing NGR: SU0004979382

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
316739
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.

Ordnance survey map of Church of St Mary the Virgin

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 06-Jun-2026 at 15:35:49.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

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.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos