Churchyard Wall and Lych Gate to Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Churchyard wall, lych gate.
Churchyard Wall and Lych Gate to Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- worn-granite-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Churchyard wall, lych gate
- Address
- Churchyard Wall and Lych Gate to Church of St Mary, Selattyn and Gobowen
- OS grid reference
- SJ 266 339
- Coordinates
- 52.89841, -3.09159
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall and lych gate to the Church of St Mary are likely from the 18th century, although they incorporate earlier materials. The wall is made of roughly coursed gritstone and conglomerate rubble, topped with triangular-shaped coping. It forms a steeply banked, roughly oval-shaped enclosure, indicating an early origin for the churchyard. An incised Celtic cross-head is built into the wall on the south side. The lych gate, dated 1892 in memory of Emily, Lady Harlech, features a timber-framed gabled structure set on low stone walls, with a machine tile roof and cusped bargeboards. It is located at the south-east entrance to the churchyard. The extension of the churchyard to the north-east is not included in this listing. This site is noted for its group value.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall and Lych Gate to Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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