Gatepiers and Retaining Wall to Churchyard of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1965. Gatepiers and retaining wall.
Gatepiers and Retaining Wall to Churchyard of St Michael
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1965
- Type
- Gatepiers and retaining wall
- Address
- Gatepiers and Retaining Wall to Churchyard of St Michael, Church Street, Appleby Magna
- OS grid reference
- SK 314 098
- Coordinates
- 52.68559, -1.53559
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers and retaining wall to the churchyard of St. Michael, located on Church Street in Appleby Magna, date from the 17th or 18th century. The gatepiers feature rusticated stonework and support decorative vases. Surrounding the churchyard on three sides is a 19th-century stone retaining wall, which has stone copings.
Local climate
Gatepiers and Retaining Wall to Churchyard of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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