Churchyard Wall Next Road and Iron Gates at Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Wall and gates.

Churchyard Wall Next Road and Iron Gates at Church of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
tangled-hammer-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Wall and gates
Address
Churchyard Wall Next Road and Iron Gates at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Kings Walden Road, Offley
OS grid reference
TL 145 267
Coordinates
51.92782, -0.33587
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall and iron gates at the Church of St Mary Magdalene date from the 18th century. The wall is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and features a moulded brick coping. It stands approximately 2.5 meters high along the street, tapering down to about 1 meter at the south end. The simple wrought iron gates, adorned with blacksmith's ornamentation, are hung from square piers topped with stone caps. These gates are linked by a straightforward iron overthrow that supports a central lantern. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall Next Road and Iron Gates at Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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