Wall to Graveyard of Holy Rood Church is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Wall.

Wall to Graveyard of Holy Rood Church

WRENN ID
stranded-cinder-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Wall
Address
Wall to Graveyard of Holy Rood Church, the Lawn, South Swindon
OS grid reference
SU 160 836
Coordinates
51.55131, -1.7697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall surrounding the graveyard of Holy Rood Church dates from the 18th century and likely has earlier origins. It is constructed of rubble limestone topped with stone coping. The wall is retained on the west side and is attached to the garden wall of the former 'Lawn' at the north end. There is a rusticated arch against the garden wall and a disused 4-centred moulded arch, both of which feature a downward sweep. At the south end, there are four stepped buttresses. The wall continues along the south side of the graveyard and on the west, where it supports wrought iron railings.

Local climate

Wall to Graveyard of Holy Rood Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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