Churchyard Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. A Early Modern Churchyard wall.

Churchyard Wall, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1986
Type
Churchyard wall
Period
Early Modern
Address
Churchyard Wall, Church of St Mary, Leighton and Eaton Constantine
OS grid reference
SJ 613 051
Coordinates
52.64257, -2.57332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall of the Church of St Mary is an early 18th-century structure that was repaired in the mid- to late 19th century. It is made of red brick and encloses a roughly circular churchyard, standing between 0.8 meters and 2.5 meters high, with the highest point located at the south-west corner. The top of the wall was rebuilt in 19th-century purplish brown brick on the west and part of the north sides. There are steps leading to Leighton Hall at the south-west corner, flanked by ball finials, which are likely from the 19th century. Additionally, there is a lychgate at the north-east corner that dates to 1920, but this is not included in the listing. The shape and elevated position of the churchyard indicate that the Church of St Mary may have early origins, and a priest is recorded at Leighton in the Domesday Book.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall, Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% 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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