Wall and Gateway and Overthrow and Water Trough to Churchyard of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Wall, gateway, water trough.

Wall and Gateway and Overthrow and Water Trough to Churchyard of St Michael

WRENN ID
woven-stair-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 February 2000
Type
Wall, gateway, water trough
Address
Wall and Gateway and Overthrow and Water Trough to Churchyard of St Michael, Wheathill
OS grid reference
SO 621 798
Coordinates
52.41528, -2.55818
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall, gateway, overthrow, and water trough to the churchyard of St Michael date from the 18th century. The structure features stone coursed rubble walls and ashlar steps. The oak gate and gateposts are complemented by a cast-iron lamp canopy. The wall primarily serves as a retaining wall for the churchyard, extending approximately 50 meters to the north, east, and south of the churchyard, with the gateway located on the east side and a niche containing an iron water trough on the north side. The steps leading to the gateway have a shallow flight made of sandstone ashlar treads, flanked by small stepped walls. The 20th-century gate is set on likely 19th-century oak posts, which have carved caps, chamfers, and inset trefoils. The wrought-iron canopy frame over the gateway consists of two curved square-section bars with ornamental cusping that support a lamp bracket. This structure is included for its group value with the Church of St Michael, Manor Farmhouse, and Old Rectory.

Local climate

Wall and Gateway and Overthrow and Water Trough to Churchyard of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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