Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to North-West and North-East of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Walls and gate piers.
Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to North-West and North-East of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- night-corner-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1987
- Type
- Walls and gate piers
- Address
- Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to North-West and North-East of the Church of St Mary, Little Birch
- OS grid reference
- SO 511 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97713, -2.71267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard walls and gate piers located to the north-west and north-east of the Church of St Mary were likely built in 1869, possibly by W Chick. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, the walls enclose the churchyard from the road to the north and extend southwards for about 20 yards at the west end, wrapping around the east end of the church's apse. The walls feature stepped gabled coping, standing approximately three to four feet high, with roll moulding at the apex of the gable coping and a second roll moulding near the base. Weathered buttresses are present, and the gate piers are octagonal with stepped pointed cappings and large broach stops at their bases. An oak gate, dating from the early 19th century, with two spear-headed open panels, is situated between the piers leading to the vestry.
Local climate
Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to North-West and North-East of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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