Gatepiers of St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1969. Churchyard feature.
Gatepiers of St Marys Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- little-rubble-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 1969
- Type
- Churchyard feature
- Address
- Gatepiers of St Marys Churchyard, Horse Fair, Banbury
- OS grid reference
- SP 453 405
- Coordinates
- 52.06142, -1.33979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers of St. Mary's Churchyard date from the 18th century and are constructed from ironstone with wrought iron elements. They consist of two circular piers that are linked by an overthrow. The piers are notably weathered.
Local climate
Gatepiers of St Marys Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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