Ha-Ha to South and West of Sweeney Hall Incorporating Non Conformist Cemetery at South West Corner is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. Ha-ha, cemetery.

Ha-Ha to South and West of Sweeney Hall Incorporating Non Conformist Cemetery at South West Corner

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 May 1986
Type
Ha-ha, cemetery
Address
Ha-Ha to South and West of Sweeney Hall Incorporating Non Conformist Cemetery at South West Corner, A 483, Oswestry Rural
OS grid reference
SJ 292 265
Coordinates
52.83171, -3.05118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ha-ha and non-conformist cemetery located to the south and west of Sweeney Hall date from the mid- to late 18th century. The ha-ha is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with a moulded coping. It features a low wall to the west of Sweeney Hall, which turns at right angles to the east and then south. In the south-west corner, a low stone wall with ornamental wrought-iron railings encloses the non-conformist cemetery. This cemetery contains five recumbent grave slabs; two of these are now illegible. One slab, re-lettered in the late 19th century, bears an inscription for Abigail Chetwood, who died in 1658, while another has a lead inscription plate for Anne Moston, who died in 1651. Additionally, there is a grave commemorating Thomas Baker, who died in 1675. He was the builder of the first Sweeney Hall in 1640 and provided refuge for members of the Congregational Church of Protestant Dissenters.

Local climate

Ha-Ha to South and West of Sweeney Hall Incorporating Non Conformist Cemetery at South West Corner receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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