Precinct Wall to North of the Abbey Gate is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. A C12 Wall.
Precinct Wall to North of the Abbey Gate
- WRENN ID
- tangled-floor-elder
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1952
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Precinct Wall to North of the Abbey Gate, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 855 642
- Coordinates
- 52.24513, 0.71627
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The precinct wall to the north of the Abbey Gate in Bury St Edmunds is a significant structure dating from the 12th century, with alterations made in the 14th century following events in 1327. This wall runs along the east side of Angel Hill and is located northwest of the former Abbey of St Edmund. It is constructed primarily of flint, much of which is coursed, and features wide bays separated by worn shallow ashlar-faced buttresses. The bay closest to the Abbey Gate contains a mix of stone blocks and includes a small blocked rectangular window-opening, believed to be part of the earlier gate that was destroyed by townspeople in 1327. The wall is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Precinct Wall to North of the Abbey Gate sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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