Wall with Gates Enclosing Churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church with Headstones Attached is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1991. Wall and gates.

Wall with Gates Enclosing Churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church with Headstones Attached

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1991
Type
Wall and gates
Address
Wall with Gates Enclosing Churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church with Headstones Attached, St Margaret's Street
OS grid reference
TQ 740 680
Coordinates
51.38466, 0.4995
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall with gates enclosing the churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church dates mainly from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of random rubble ragstone, clunch, and flint, with brick above on the eastern side, while the western side is entirely made of brick with brick piers. At the northeast end, there are two square-section brick piers that support an overthrow with iron double gates. A lychgate, featuring brick piers and a hipped roof covered with Kent tiles, along with side benches, is believed to have been built around 1920. The section on the western side serves as a retaining wall and is a prominent feature overlooking a public open space.

Local climate

Wall with Gates Enclosing Churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church with Headstones Attached 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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