Boundary Wall and Tombstones in Detached Section of Churchyard of the Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Boundary wall and tombstones.

Boundary Wall and Tombstones in Detached Section of Churchyard of the Parish Church

WRENN ID
buried-quoin-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1983
Type
Boundary wall and tombstones
Address
Boundary Wall and Tombstones in Detached Section of Churchyard of the Parish Church, Church Hill, Swanage
OS grid reference
SZ 027 787
Coordinates
50.60856, -1.96255
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall and tombstones are located in a detached section of the churchyard of the Parish Church. The stone boundary wall retains higher ground and dates from the 18th century. The tombstones, which are from the 18th and early 19th centuries, pre-date the current church building.

Local climate

Boundary Wall and Tombstones in Detached Section of Churchyard of the Parish Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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