Gateway to Church of St Elphin is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. Gateway.

Gateway to Church of St Elphin

WRENN ID
veiled-facade-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North MP: Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 April 1975
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway to Church of St Elphin, Church Street, WA1 2TL
OS grid reference
SJ 614 884
Coordinates
53.39114, -2.58053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway to the Church of St Elphin, dating from the 18th century, features two rusticated stone gate piers that are square in shape, topped with a cornice and urns. It includes two iron gates and a curved iron arch above them, along with low stone side walls and small iron side gates for pedestrians. This gateway, along with the Ring o' Bells Public House, Nos 131 to 137, and the cobbled approach to the church, forms a group with Nos 142 to 160.

Local climate

Gateway to Church of St Elphin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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  1. 131 (Now Part of Ring O' Bells) and 133 (Church House) Grade II 13 m
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  3. Cobbles at Entrance to St Elphin's, and Pavement Grade II 18 m
  4. Ring O' Bells Public House Grade II 20 m
  5. Church of St Elphin Grade II* 44 m
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