Churchyard wall and lychgate at Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1987. Churchyard wall and lych-gate.
Churchyard wall and lychgate at Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- tall-gateway-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1987
- Type
- Churchyard wall and lych-gate
- Address
- Churchyard wall and lychgate at Church of St John the Baptist, Church Street, Ruyton-Xi-Towns
- OS grid reference
- SJ 395 221
- Coordinates
- 52.79344, -2.89826
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall and lychgate at the Church of St John the Baptist are likely from the late 18th century or early 19th century, incorporating earlier stonework. The wall is made of regularly coursed and dressed red sandstone rubble, with a plinth on the north side and triangular coping. The enclosure is steep-banked and oval-shaped, suggesting it may have had an early defensive purpose, taking advantage of the natural slope of the ground. This wall also surrounds the remains of a castle, which was incorporated into the churchyard in 1881.
The lychgate, located at the southeast entrance to the churchyard, was built in 1888. It features a gabled timber-framed structure resting on low red sandstone walls, with chamfered coping. The roof is covered with machine tiles and has ornamental cresting and a cross at the center of the ridge. There are benches on either side, and the tie beams have billet moulding, along with wooden gates. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Churchyard wall and lychgate at Church of St John the Baptist 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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