North Wall of Great Court of the Abbey is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. A {C12} Wall.

North Wall of Great Court of the Abbey

WRENN ID
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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
Period
{C12}
Address
North Wall of Great Court of the Abbey, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 855 642
Coordinates
52.24553, 0.71698
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The north wall of the Great Court of the Abbey in Bury St Edmunds is a Grade I listed structure dating from the 12th century. It is primarily constructed of flint, with some coursed squared stone, and features stone buttresses at intervals. This wall extends 158 meters along the back of the buildings on the south side of Mustow Street and Angel Hill, forming the northern boundary of the Abbey Gardens. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

North Wall of Great Court of the Abbey 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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