Gate Piers and Overthrow of Churchyard of St Swithun is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. Gate piers.
Gate Piers and Overthrow of Churchyard of St Swithun
- WRENN ID
- solemn-steeple-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1972
- Type
- Gate piers
- Address
- Gate Piers and Overthrow of Churchyard of St Swithun, East Grinstead
- OS grid reference
- TQ 396 379
- Coordinates
- 51.12403, -0.00585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and overthrow at the entrance to the churchyard of St Swithun date from the 18th century. They are located in front of the south porch of the church. The piers feature an open leaf design.
Local climate
Gate Piers and Overthrow of Churchyard of St Swithun receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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