Gateway and Walling of Congregational Burial Ground Opposite the Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. A C18 Burial ground.
Gateway and Walling of Congregational Burial Ground Opposite the Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- stony-column-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1951
- Type
- Burial ground
- Address
- Gateway and Walling of Congregational Burial Ground Opposite the Old Forge, Nether Compton
- OS grid reference
- ST 602 169
- Coordinates
- 50.9509, -2.56673
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway and walling of the Congregational burial ground opposite the Old Forge dates from the mid-18th century. It forms the four sides of the burial ground, featuring ashlar stone facing towards the lane and rubble-stone walls. The coping stones are ramped towards the ends and stepped up to the central gateway. On the left side of the gateway, a volute remains intact. The gateway itself is adorned with coupled Roman Doric pilasters, an entablature, and a pediment. The entrance has square jambs, moulded imposts, and a round head with a dropped key. A plank door, which is studded and fitted with strap-hinges, dates from the 18th century.
Local climate
Gateway and Walling of Congregational Burial Ground Opposite the Old Forge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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