Village Lock Up and Stocks Adjacent to Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1959. Lock-up.

Village Lock Up and Stocks Adjacent to Churchyard

WRENN ID
ancient-doorway-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochford
Constituency
Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1959
Type
Lock-up
OS grid reference
TQ 897 945
Coordinates
51.61774, 0.73916
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The village lock-up and stocks, located adjacent to the churchyard, are believed to have been built in 1775 and were repaired in 1914. The structure is timber framed and weatherboarded, featuring a red tiled roof that is gabled towards the road. On the left (west) side, there is a small metal grill. The lock-up has a vertically boarded door secured with two strap hinges and a padlock, and it is reinforced with crossed metal straps. Inside, there are stocks on the floor, and a board above the door reads "Village Lock-up and Stocks."

Local climate

Village Lock Up and Stocks Adjacent to Churchyard receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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