Gate Piers and Gates at South East Entrance to the Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1979. Gate piers and gates.

Gate Piers and Gates at South East Entrance to the Abbey

WRENN ID
moated-casement-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1979
Type
Gate piers and gates
Address
Gate Piers and Gates at South East Entrance to the Abbey, Sunk Road, Walsingham
OS grid reference
TF 936 365
Coordinates
52.89143, 0.87646
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and gates at the south-east entrance to The Abbey date from the 19th century. They feature plain ashlar gate piers that have moulded cornices and urns on top. Between these piers are Victorian gates made of wrought iron, which have leaf-topped shafts, along with octagonal cast-iron posts that are topped with moulded caps.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Gates at South East Entrance to the Abbey receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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