Churchyard gate and iron railings south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. A C19 Gate, railing.

Churchyard gate and iron railings south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

WRENN ID
inner-stronghold-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Gate, railing
Address
Churchyard gate and iron railings south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Dinneford Street, Thorverton, EX5 5NU
OS grid reference
SS 924 021
Coordinates
50.80903, -3.52725
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard gate and iron railings located south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury date from the early to mid-19th century. The structure features sections of iron railings topped with arrowhead finials, which flank a pair of tall iron gates that have curved top rails and curved braces beneath the dog rail. The gate piers are round and topped with ball finials. Additionally, there is an ornamental iron overthrow that includes a lamp, which may have been added or replaced at a later date.

Local climate

Churchyard gate and iron railings south of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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