Boundary Wall and Gate at Church of the Holy Rood is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. Boundary wall, gate.

Boundary Wall and Gate at Church of the Holy Rood

WRENN ID
twelfth-finial-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
Country
England
Type
Boundary wall, gate
Address
Boundary Wall and Gate at Church of the Holy Rood, Church Lane, Ossington
OS grid reference
SK 758 651
Coordinates
53.17786, -0.866
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall and gate at the Church of the Holy Rood date from the 19th century. The structure is made of brick and features a stone saddleback and brick half-round coping. It includes a pair of stone gate piers with shaped tops, a wrought iron gate, and a wrought iron overthrow with a lamp. The wall is approximately 150 meters long and is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Boundary Wall and Gate at Church of the Holy Rood sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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