Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, North and West of the Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, North and West of the Old Rectory

WRENN ID
empty-turret-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 August 1984
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, North and West of the Old Rectory, Church Knowle
OS grid reference
SY 940 818
Coordinates
50.63663, -2.08536
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall and gate piers located to the north and west of the Old Rectory in Church Knowle are likely from the 19th century. The wall is constructed of stone and features flat coping. The gate piers are also made of stone and have weathered caps.

Local climate

Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, North and West of the Old Rectory 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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