Village Stocks Against St. Luke's Churchyard Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1966. Stocks.
Village Stocks Against St. Luke's Churchyard Wall
- WRENN ID
- little-mantel-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton MP: Jo Platt (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1966
- Type
- Stocks
- Address
- Village Stocks Against St. Luke's Churchyard Wall, Slag Lane
- OS grid reference
- SJ 615 977
- Coordinates
- 53.47533, -2.5808
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village stocks located against the churchyard wall of St. Luke's Church date back to 1766, as indicated by the inscription "RL 1766" on the left post. These stocks consist of stone posts that taper towards the top and feature Gothic-type roll mouldings at the top. The posts are also grooved to accommodate replaced timber foot restraints.
Local climate
Village Stocks Against St. Luke's Churchyard Wall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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