Former font approximately 14 metres to east of Church of Saint Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Font.
Former font approximately 14 metres to east of Church of Saint Peter
- WRENN ID
- outer-shingle-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Font
- OS grid reference
- SJ 638 279
- Coordinates
- 52.84819, -2.5383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former font, located approximately 14 metres east of the Church of Saint Peter, is a disused structure that likely dates back to the 13th century. It is made of red sandstone and features a tapered circular shape with a moulded top. The font was probably moved to the churchyard when the Church of Saint Peter was rebuilt in 1874-75.
Local climate
Former font approximately 14 metres to east of Church of Saint Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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