Churchyard Wall and Gates to West and South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1986. Churchyard wall.
Churchyard Wall and Gates to West and South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- riven-corridor-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South MP: Dr Allison Gardner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1986
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Address
- Churchyard Wall and Gates to West and South of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Checkley
- OS grid reference
- SK 027 378
- Coordinates
- 52.93818, -1.96006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall and gates located to the west and south of the Church of St. Mary are possibly from the 18th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The wall is constructed from large, roughly coursed stone blocks. There are entrances on the north and south sides; the northern entrance is ramped up to piers and features a wrought iron ramped overthrow along with a spearhead railed gate that includes dog rails. The southern gates date from the mid-19th century and are flanked by octagonal piers, with wrought iron gates that also have spearhead rails and dog rails.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall and Gates to West and South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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