Churchyard Walls on South and East Sides Including South Gate of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Churchyard wall. 1 related planning application.
Churchyard Walls on South and East Sides Including South Gate of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fallow-gateway-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Address
- Churchyard Walls on South and East Sides Including South Gate of the Church of St Mary, the Square, Whimple
- OS grid reference
- SY 044 972
- Coordinates
- 50.76678, -3.35657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard walls and south gate of the Church of St Mary were likely built around 1845, coinciding with the church's reconstruction, although some parts may be older. The walls are made of snecked volcanic stone topped with ashlar coping. The churchyard is elevated as a terrace above The Square, and the walls support this terrace. At the south-east corner, the wall curves to follow the road as it transitions from the south side to the east side. The south gate, located at the bottom of a flight of granite steps, features square-section piers made of lightly rusticated ashlar, topped with granite pyramid caps. The gate itself is probably from the late 19th century and is adorned with richly ornamented wrought iron scrollwork.
Local climate
Churchyard Walls on South and East Sides Including South Gate of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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