Wall North East and South of the Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Garden wall.

Wall North East and South of the Vicarage

WRENN ID
rough-column-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1986
Type
Garden wall
Address
Wall North East and South of the Vicarage, Church Road, Hatfield Peverel
OS grid reference
TL 797 109
Coordinates
51.76867, 0.60345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden wall surrounding The Vicarage is constructed of red brick in various bonds and dates back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century. It extends approximately 55 metres east from St. Andrew's Church, then turns south for about 35 metres, and finally west for around 80 metres. There is a 20th-century gateway near the western end of the north wall, as well as a blocked gateway near the western end of the south wall. The south wall features one square pier. The north and east walls are 17th-century structures that rise to about 1.5 metres, which were raised to approximately 3 metres in the 18th century. The south wall is primarily 18th century and stands at about 3.5 metres high. There are three bee boles in the north wall, one in the east wall, and three in the south wall, all facing inwards and featuring arched heads, though they are now blocked and vary in size and height above the ground. A house known as Hatfield Priory was built against the western wall of the church shortly after the Dissolution and was demolished around 1770. The older sections of the wall enclosed the east garden of Hatfield Priory and are depicted in an estate map by Richard Woods from 1765, held in the Essex Record Office. The wall is included for its group value.

Local climate

Wall North East and South of the Vicarage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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