Approximately 25m of Churchyard Wall to the West and South of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Churchyard wall.

Approximately 25m of Churchyard Wall to the West and South of St Mary's Church

WRENN ID
waiting-vestry-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1985
Type
Churchyard wall
OS grid reference
ST 868 144
Coordinates
50.92946, -2.18908
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall, located to the west and south of St Mary's Church, is approximately 25 meters long. It is likely from the 19th century, although it may have medieval origins and includes many fragments of medieval masonry. The wall is constructed of rubble, flint, and ashlar, topped with weathered stone coping. There are weathered ashlar buttresses at irregular intervals along the structure.

Local climate

Approximately 25m of Churchyard Wall to the West and South of St Mary's Church receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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