Churchyard Wall, Gate Piers and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1984. Wall.

Churchyard Wall, Gate Piers and Gates

WRENN ID
empty-pewter-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1984
Type
Wall
Address
Churchyard Wall, Gate Piers and Gates, Symondsbury
OS grid reference
SY 445 936
Coordinates
50.7394, -2.78783
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall, gate piers, and gates are a retaining wall for the churchyard, dating from the 18th or 19th century. The wall is made of coursed stone and extends for 60 metres along the lane. At the entrance to the churchyard, there are square gate piers that are attached to the wall, featuring two cast iron gates that are dated 1830.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall, Gate Piers and Gates receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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