Churchyard Wall Approximately 40 Metres of Alton Pancras Churchyard Wall to South and West of Church (Part Not Capped with Iron Railings) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Churchyard wall.
Churchyard Wall Approximately 40 Metres of Alton Pancras Churchyard Wall to South and West of Church (Part Not Capped with Iron Railings)
- WRENN ID
- calm-quartz-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1984
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- OS grid reference
- ST 698 023
- Coordinates
- 50.82017, -2.42911
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall at Alton Pancras is approximately 40 metres long and is located to the south and west of the church. It dates from the mid-19th century and is constructed of brick with shaped brick coping. The wall features a round 12th-century arch adorned with dogtooth ornamentation, which was likely taken from the church during its restoration. Additionally, it incorporates a 17th-century tombstone and a round-headed niche. Part of the wall is not capped with iron railings.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall Approximately 40 Metres of Alton Pancras Churchyard Wall to South and West of Church (Part Not Capped with Iron Railings) receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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